First Ever US Cases of Severe, Contagious, Drug-Resistant Ringworm Reported
A fungus. Fungal overgrowth in the body goes far beyond this sort of stuff; it can get everywhere including the brain.
First Ever US Cases of Severe, Contagious, Drug-Resistant Ringworm Reported
2023-05-12
At least two patients in New York City have been infected with antimicrobial-resistant ringworm, the first such cases in the United States with severe skin conditions.
Ringworm, also known as tinea, is a common, superficial infection of the skin, hair, or nails. It’s caused by a certain type of fungi that feed on keratin. It’s highly contagious and spreads easily through skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal.
...Skin culture isolates from each patient were sent to the lab. By March, the isolates were identified as Trichophyton indotineae, a species of fungi that’s highly contagious.
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WIND: the body has to fight off so many pathogens!