New Sexual Infection Emerges In New York

by Anthony T

 

A new highly contagious fungal strain has hit New York.

Health experts are warning New Yorkers about a new sexually transmitted fungal infection after a man in his 30s developed the infection.

Dr. Avrom S. Caplan issued a warning: “Healthcare providers should be aware that Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII [TMVII] is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have reached the United States.”

The fungal strain has been called a sexually transmitted form of ringworm after the man infected with it started having rashes similar to those of ringworm.

The man who tested positive for the infection previously had sex with men in England, Greece, and California.

New sexually transmitted fungal infection detected in NYC — first US case https://t.co/OjiUbKWkK3 pic.twitter.com/BBdt5qEuMx

— New York Post (@nypost) June 5, 2024

Check out what The New York Post reported:

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.

“Healthcare providers should be aware that Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII [TMVII] is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States,” said Dr. Avrom S. Caplan, an assistant professor in NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s dermatology department…

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