A treatment-resistant, highly contagious form of the skin infection tinea, better known as ringworm, has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
A treatment-resistant, highly contagious form of the skin infection tinea, better known as ringworm, has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Despite its name, ringworm is not caused by a worm. Instead, it develops when fungus grows and multiplies on the skin. Dr. Dakara Rucker Wright, a dermatologist with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente ...
Experts fear that contagious fungal infections will develop resistance to common antimicrobial drugs leading to common illnesses like thrush all the harder to treat. This comes as medics warn "the ...
Tinea capitis is the term for a ringworm infection that develops on the skin and inside the hair follicles on the scalp. Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a bright red ring-shaped rash when ...
A TikToker’s face was riddled with ringworm after she shared her makeup brushes and tools with friends. The 22-year-old British-Filipina influencer, Louaira Dela Cruz, has documented her skin ...