Researchers have discovered that a virus living inside the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus significantly boosts the fungus's ...

More than 30 million Americans rely on implanted medical devices like prosthetic joints, pacemakers and more to improve their ...

A rare fungal infection thought to mainly occur in the northern Midwest and parts of the Southeast is more common in other parts of the U.S. than expected, new research published Wednesday finds ...

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are infections that primarily spread through sexual contact, including vaginal, anal, ...

Poor diagnostic tests, little surveillance of infections and drug misuse — fungal infections are often misdiagnosed — all play a role as well, but more coordinated oversight of new drugs and ...

Through genetic testing, experts were able to identify that his fungal infection was, in fact, the new sexually transmitted strain, Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII).

The infection is not fatal but can cause permanent scarring. Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has ...

Common symptoms of infection include sepsis, fever, and low blood pressure, which all can have many causes. The fungus is diagnosed with a blood test. Blood is placed in a nutrient-rich medium to ...

Health experts are warning of new and highly contagious fungal strains after an NYC man in his 30s developed a sexually transmitted form of ringworm — the first reported case in the US.

An estimated 6.5 million people develop invasive fungal infections each year, with about 2.5 million deaths directly caused by them — roughly twice the global toll of tuberculosis.