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Experts Warn of Highly Contagious New Fungal Infections Spreading in the United States
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoHealthcare professionals are warned of emerging, highly contagious fungal infections, including...
Testing for fungus critical as new threats emerge: CDC
Becker’s Hospital Review· 1 day agoTwo fungal infections that have not been seen before in the U.S., Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII and Trichophyton indotineae are emerging, and the ...
Rare fungal STI spotted in US for the 1st time
LiveScience· 7 days agoA highly contagious form of ringworm that can spread via sexual contact has been spotted in the U.S. for the first time. Ringworm, also known as tinea,...
1st case of sexually-transmitted form of ringworm reported in US
FOX News Chicago· 4 days agoThe man developed tinea, also known as ringworm, on his penis, buttocks, and limbs, health officials...
‘Flying salt shakers of death’: Fungus that creates so-called ‘zombie cicadas’ poses challenge as...
Daily Herald· 7 days agoA fungus — Massospora cicadina — is infecting and replacing the back end of their bodies, including their genitals, with a chalky mass of spores and revving up their sex drives. In a National ...
Border zoo asks for help taking care of smuggled spider monkeys
San Antonio Express-News· 7 days agoA Brownsville zoo is asking for the public’s help in spreading awareness about the wildlife...
Are you seeing this on cicadas in your area? It could be a fungus that turns them into 'zombies'
NBC Chicago· 3 days agoIt's a real problem that “is even stranger than science fiction,” University of Connecticut...
Emergence convergence: Illinois summer starts with cicada celebrations
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoDomingo Dominguez carefully pins a dead cicada onto a piece of foam board. It's Friday night in...
What’s that sound driving you buggy? Cicadas
The Gazette· 3 days agoLast week, Jennifer Horn-Frasier was driving on the interstate near Peoria, Ill., on her way back to Iowa City when she heard a faint noise. Southeast...