A MAN'S peculiar habit of sniffing his dirty socks after wearing them landed him in hospital, as he developed a fungal lung infection. The first sign of the nasty lung condition was a severe cough ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes) is a type of fungus that causes ringworm, a skin infection that appears as an itchy ring shape. In 2024, the California Department of Public Health ...

Particularly common on your cat’s tail or lower back, it’s caused by your moggy overgrooming due to an irritation caused by an allergic reaction to the saliva of the flea or other insect. It can also ...

“We’re seeing them every day.” Once considered obscure or opportunistic, invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency – and in patients and places doctors never ...

Welnax BioClear is a device developed to treat nail fungus infections by treating the root cause of it. Nail infections or onychomycosis, is a common problem in the US, where an estimated 10 to 14% ...

Increased heat and humidity during summer can cause scalp infections due to sweat ... resulting in bacterial and fungal overgrowth.

I know it needs treating and I was hoping you could suggest a treatment? A) Fungal toenail infections are extremely common and often the advice is to leave them alone if they are not progressing ...

fungal organism in 1972. (Lucille K. Georg / ASSOCIATED PRESS) When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter ...

Ringworm is actually caused by infection of the skin with a fungus, not a worm as the name suggests. It is often caught from contact with an animal or child with the infection.

This groin infection is caused by the same fungus that’s responsible for ringworm, tinea corporis and is also known as ‘jock itch’. It's a common mistake to make. (Getty Stock) And the doc ...

Fungal diseases are an increasing public health concern, with common infections such as candida, which causes oral and vaginal thrush growing increasingly resistant to treatment. These infections ...

A new fungal infection, being termed as Candida Auris, with a high fatality rate is spreading dangerously in the United States and is becoming a challenge for health facilities across the country.