Magazine. Getty A first case of a highly contagious and rare sexually transmitted fungal infection has been found in the United States. The illness, Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (shortened ...

A man in China was diagnosed with a serious fungal lung infection reportedly caused by a rather unusual habit- regularly sniffing his dirty socks. The incident, which took place in Chongqing in ...

auris and other fungi. Annual deaths caused by fungal infections have nearly doubled in the past decade. Understanding pathogen emergence through the lens of Candida auris Pathogenic fungi pose ...

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution ...

But for infectious disease specialists like Peter Chin-Hong, one of the most insidious threats lurking in hospitals and clinics today is fungal. Chin-Hong’s case list is long: a healthy 29-year ...

According to Liang Peiqiang, chief physician of the department of respiratory medicine at the hospital the test showed that Li was suffering from a fungal lung disease caused by aspergillus infection.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that a "previously rarely detected" fungal infection is "rapidly emerging" in England. The infection is caused by Candidozyma, also known as ...

COLUMBUS (OSU CFAES) — With the neopestalotiopsis fungal disease — commonly called “Neo-P”—affecting strawberry supply chains and crop yields, Ohioans may notice a shortage of locally ...