The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recently identified the first case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes (TMVII) in Orange County.

Any new lesion or growth on your skin can be a cause for concern. You might wonder if it’s a harmless age spot or melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. The problem is, it’s often ...

It’s caused by a fungus called tinea, which lives on the dead tissues of the skin, including your nails ... inner thighs, or buttocks (tinea cruris, commonly called jock itch), scalp (tinea capitis), ...

There are many reasons red spots form on the skin, so it can be hard to tell exactly what the underlying cause may be. Skin irritation can come from several causes, such as an acute infection or a ...

It is estimated that around 90% of adults aged 50 and above have been infected with the varicella-zoster virus. If you ever had chickenpox, then this wily virus is lurking in your nervous system ...

MMWR described four cases of individuals presenting with rash on the face, buttocks, or genitals. genotype VII has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection ... direct skin-to-skin contact ...

A fungus that can cause lesions and take months ... which were diagnosed between April and July. The concerning infection can be spread through sex, according to officials. Ringworm occurred ...

Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some ...

A rare fungal infection known colloquially ... Recognizing the Symptoms of TMVII Infection TMVII manifests as a skin infection, leading to a condition known as tinea cruris, or jock itch.

Paronychia is a type of nail infection, most commonly caused by the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, which affects the skin around the nail (called nail folds). It can also occur as a result of ...

Until now, transmission of the fungal infection through skin-to-skin sexual contact has been rare ... The rash appeared “on the [patients’] face, buttocks, or genitals, and was successfully treated ...