Small red painful bumps over the scalp at the base of the hair are not uncommon. This occurs in children and adults as well. It commonly occurs due to inflammation of hair follicles, due to infection.

Fungi adapt to heat, spread through spores, and may cause more fungal infections in a warmer, crowded, connected world.

The 'ordinary office worker' from Chongqing in southwestern China sought medical help after developing a severe cough that ...

Cases of Candida auris, a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus, are rising in hospitals and senior care centers across the U.S.

WHO has published its first-ever report addressing the lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first-ever reports addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases, showing the urgent need for ...

Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection that affects the feet. Medical treatments are available, but self-care and home remedies may also help. These include tea tree oil, garlic, baking soda ...

This highly virulent fungal pathogen of amphibians is capable at the minimum of causing sporadic deaths in some populations, and 100 per cent mortality in other populations. The threat abatement plan ...

Healthcare facilities in Georgia are reportedly using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-certified cleaners designed to attack the fungus. Although C. auris can cause severe infections with high ...

auris. Candida auris is a fungal infection that can be lethal. Infection cases were first reported in the U.S. in 2016 when the CDC registered 51 cases, most of them in New York and New Jersey.

An overgrowth of the yeast may cause fungal infections in the urinary tract, genitals, mouth, or bloodstream. Risk factors for developing Candida glabrata infections may include having diabetes ...