TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.

Sexually transmitted ringworm, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, is a fungus that infects the skin.

TMVII is an emerging, fungal-based STI most prevalent among men who have sex with men. The Minnesota Department of Health ...

Unlike most fungi that cause ringworm, TMVII is spread through close sexual contact and is more likely to cause inflammatory ...

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

The fungal infection was first detected in Minnesota last July.

Health officials in Minnesota say the state is seeing an outbreak of a new, sexually transmitted fungal skin infection.

Minnesota is seeing the largest outbreak of sexually transmitted ringworm in the U.S., with infections disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men.

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually ...

Ringworm is a common fungal infection. Usually, a ringworm rash will form a circular or oval-shaped rash on the skin. It often appears on the feet, hands, groin, nails, and scalp. The fungi ...

Ringworm (also called dermatophytosis) is a contagious fungal disease that affects the keratin of a dog’s hair, skin and ...

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States' "largest known outbreak" of a sexually ...