The fungal infection, also known as ringworm elsewhere on the body, "can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals," the CDC said.

For all these infections, she added ... often supplanting empirically prescribed antifungal steroid creams. “Those are probably not going to help. And people may be using those on areas ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in four adults in the United States ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...

Indeed, over 6.5 million people are infected yearly with a life-threatening fungal infection, leading to 3.8 million deaths. Many of the fungi we know are an essential part of nitrogen and carbon ...