Unlike most fungi that cause ringworm, TMVII is spread through close sexual contact and is more likely to cause inflammatory ...

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually ...

The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a health advisory after more than 30 confirmed or suspected cases of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, have been reported in the ...

TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.

The Minnesota Health Department revealed on February 11 that about more than 30 cases of sexually transmitted ringworm have been confirmed in the state. Understand how serious is this fungal infection ...

Sexually transmitted ringworm, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, is a fungus that infects the skin ...

The first thing to know about ringworm is that there are no worms involved. This generally harmless skin infection is caused by a fungus. The fungus causes a raised rash usually shaped like a ring, ...

Minnesota reports surge in sexually transmitted ringworm (TMVII), prompting health alerts and calls for early diagnosis and ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States' "largest known outbreak" of a sexually transmitted fungus that can cause ringworm.

Ringworm (also called dermatophytosis) is a contagious fungal disease that affects the keratin of a dog’s hair, skin and ...

The saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words" is so true. I saw a cute 4 year old little girl today with " a rash" on her arm. This is the first "good" case of ringworm I have seen in a while, so ...