VD for Valentine’s Day? In case you needed a reason to stay celibate this weekend, there’s a sexually transmitted fungus making the rounds and leaving its mark. Experts say the public should be aware ...

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

Sexually transmitted ringworm, known as trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII, is a fungus that infects the skin.

TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.

The "largest known outbreak" of sexually transmitted ringworm in the United States is happening in Minnesota, according to local health officials. In an advisory posted Feb. 11, the Minnesota ...