VD for Valentine’s Day? In case you needed a reason to stay celibate this weekend, there’s a sexually transmitted fungus making the rounds and leaving its mark. Experts say the public should be aware of the nation’s “largest known outbreak” of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII. Known as TMVII, or TM seven, the nasty business is the only … Read more
NYC is home to the first known cases of antifungal-resistant ringworm in the US, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection of the skin, hair or nails typically treated with antifungal medications. This particular treatment-resistant strain emerged in South Asia. Two NYC … Read more
You can’t makeup this cosmetics catastrophe. A British woman has gone viral on TikTok after revealing she contracted ringworm by sharing her makeup brushes with friends. Louaira Dela Cruz, 22, took to the social media site to document the dermatological disaster this week, sharing several videos of a nasty rash that spread across her face. … Read more