Jock Itch (Tinea Cruris) This type of fungal infection affects your groin and inner thighs. It mostly affects boys and men, and can be harder to cure than other types of fungal skin infections. [2] ...

It must be said plainly that ringworm does not involve actual worms; the name comes from how the fungal infection forms a circle of red scaly skin, similar to a worm when it curls and touches end ...

Growing up, it was very common to have a fungal infection on the skin. Most children develop patches on their hair or skin at some point in primary school. You either had it or saw a friend with ...

Health experts are warning of new and highly contagious fungal strains after an NYC man in his 30s developed a sexually transmitted form of ringworm — the first reported case in the US.

The three cases — in late 2022 and early 2023 — were caused by a fungus called Sporothrix schenckii. The CDC is monitoring the spread of a similar fungal infection, also in cats, in South America.

A landscaper was left with raised itchy skin lesions after being exposed to a fungus that grows in wood, leaves, and soil. The case, reported by doctors in Missouri, involved a 53-year-old man who ...

At least 17 suspected and confirmed cases and 2 deaths are linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak at clinics in Mexico. Here's what you need to know about the infection.