Jock's itch is mainly caused by a fungus (yeast) called Trichophyton rubrum. This is the same fungus that can cause athlete's ...

The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) recently identified the first case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes (TMVII) in Orange County.

The fungal infection, also known as ringworm elsewhere on the body, "can spread through sexual contact and cause lesions on the genitals," the CDC said.

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...

The first US case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII), the genital fungus, was recorded in June of this year. But this week, the CDC issued a worrying report revealing that there has ...

The first U.S. case of the "emerging" fungus, Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, was officially reported in June 2024, ...

The fungal infection spreads through sexual contact a and causes itchy, scaly lesions to appear on the trunk, groin, genitals ...