Medics have warned that "the world is not prepared" for what is to come after two women were infected with the first cases of a highly contagious fungal disease.
The unnamed patients in the United States, aged 28 and 47, have been struck down with the first known cases of the drug-resistant ringworm, also known as tinea, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed.
Both women suffered lesions on their neck, buttocks, thighs and abdomen - with some family members also suffering symptoms.
