Two patients have been infected with the first cases of a highly contagious fungal disease. Aged 28 and 47, the unnamed sufferers have the first cases of the drug-resistant ringworm, also known as tinea, after suffering rash symptoms.
The development was confirmed by The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports The Mirror. The two women suffered lesions on their neck, buttocks, thighs and abdomen - with family members also suffering symptoms.
David Denning, Professor of Infectious Diseases in Global Health at the University of Manchester, revealed the infection, which can be transmitted easily in schools and homes, is spreading across countries. He fears the "world is not yet prepared" for what will become an epidemic of skin infections due to higher temperatures driven by climate change and resistant medication.
