Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known US cases of sexually transmitted ringworm (Trichophyton mentagrophytes).

Both fungi seem to spread primarily through close skin contact, and standard antifungal treatments didn’t work for those patients. Ringworm often presents as a neat, circular rash. However ...

Over-the-counter-treatment for ringworm The first step for many people is to try over-the-counter (OTC) ringworm creams or ointments, called topical antifungal agents. It’s important to follow ...

Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty ...

Ringworm is caught at swimming pools, golf clubs, athletic clubs—wherever people use common dressing rooms. Wearing can vas slippers at such places will help prevent infection, as will the ...

By wearing loose clothes, keeping your skin clean and also hydrated as one of the ways to get rid of this skin condition.

FOUR people in the US have tested positive for a new, highly contagious fungal ringworm that spreads via sex. The infection known as trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) is also on the ...

Global Ringworm Treatment MarketAccording to a newly-released analysis, the global ringworm treatment market is projected to ...

In all 5 cases, common antifungal medications cleared up the patients ... since these can “worsen tinea [ringworm] infection.” ...

Despite the name, ringworm isn't any kind of worm but instead ... and was successfully treated with antifungal medications," said a team led by dermatologist Dr. Avrom Caplan, of NYU Langone ...