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

TMVII is an emerging, fungal-based STI most prevalent among men who have sex with men. The Minnesota Department of Health ...

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

Health officials in Minnesota say the state is seeing an outbreak of a new, sexually transmitted fungal skin infection.

Minnesota health officials are urging people with symptoms to refrain from sexual contact ...

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

The fungal infection was first detected in Minnesota last July.

A sexually transmitted ringworm is spreading in one US state - It can take months to treat the fungal infections, which were first reported in the U.S. in 2024 ...

Doctors in New York City are reporting the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, a fungal infection causing a rash All five known cases involved men who have sex with men The rashes ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Having a circular rash can spark fears that you’ve picked up ringworm. After all, the fungal infection is ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States' "largest known outbreak" of a sexually ...