New sexually transmitted fungal infection - ringworm - found in NYC marks 1st case in US
New sexually transmitted fungal infection - ringworm - found in NYC marks 1st case in US
Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States.
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That is really not a place you want anything medical called "ringworm" even if it isn't actually a worm.
They really need to rename it. Pretty sure most people assume it's a parasitic infection.
I work in microbiology and only recently learned it's actually a fungus.
Disclaimer: I'm sure I've learned about it in the parasitology classes I've had but that was 15 years ago and since then I've been in bacteriology and sequencing.
What a great time to be in mycology, with all we've been learning about DNA, etc. I'm kind of jealous! Hope you enjoy your work.
It got that name because the welts look like a worm in a circle under the skin. It looks like a raised red ring about 2-3cm in diameter that is usually pretty painful and itchy.