A rare sexually transmitted fungus has been in the news recently after it was reported for the first time in the U.S. The first U.S. case of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, or TMVII for short, ...

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

In December 2024, the Miami Herald reported that former Buffalo Bills player Eric Moulds was being sued after allegedly ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging sexually transmitted fungal infection in four adults in the United States, ...

It was detected in New York City. Sexually transmitted infections are no fun, but a fungal strain discovered in New York City has health officials on high alert. A new study published in the JAMA ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is a type of ringworm that can look similar to eczema Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses in the United States rose by 23.8% between 2020 and 2023 in people over the age of 65 — the largest percentage increase among the cohorts analyzed. A team ...

Should infection with group B streptococcus (GBS) be considered a sexually transmitted disease (STD) the way methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is? What treatment do you recommend?

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) typically affect the genitals, rectum and throat. These infections can involve the eyes as the result of direct contact or spread through the bloodstream. Although ...

Infection with parasitic intestinal worms (helminths) can apparently cause sexually transmitted viral in-fections to be much more severe elsewhere in the body. This is shown by a study led by the ...