What Is a Fungal Infection? A fungal infection, also called mycosis, is a skin disease caused by a fungus. There are millions of species of fungi. They live in the dirt, on plants, on household ...

Shoring up defense against antifungal treatment leaves Candida parapsilosis perilously exposed.

Fungus can do a lot for us — make bread, make beer and cure infections, in the case of penicillin. But when the fungus infects us, well, that’s not nearly as much fun as beer. From your head to your ...

Types of toenail fungus are more common than you think, especially as we age. Toenail fungus will not go away on its own—it does require medical treatment to cure it. It can take up to a year for ...

The fungal skin infection TMVII is spreading in Minnesota through direct contact. Health experts advise medical care for ...

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Most people are familiar with bacterial sinus infections that come with seasonal colds or allergies, but another, potentially more serious type of infection often goes unrecognized until it causes ...

The Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) confirmed that the possible fungal outbreak is linked to the ongoing $940 million ...

Last summer, the Food and Drug Administration denied an application for a new antifungal drug called olorofim, sending it back to the company with a request for more data. If approved, it would have ...