However, a rare species of sexually transmitted ringworm, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, has now been detected in the U.S. for the first time. Read more: What Is a Health Savings ...

indotineae — that causes widespread and hard-to-treat skin infections and is resistant to most anti-fungal medicines. The fungal species, named Trichophyton indotineae, has turned up in over 40 ...