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

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

More than 30 people have been sickened in what health experts call the “largest known outbreak” of an outbreak of sexually ...

A HIGHLY contagious strain of fungal ringworm that spreads through sex could already be silently circulating in the UK, ...

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 ...

Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has been reported for the first time in the U.S. "Healthcare ...

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 ...

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

A highly contagious fungus that causes angry red rashes on the genitals is surging in Minnesota in what officials say is the nation's 'largest known outbreak.' State health officials have reported 40 ...