Two women have been struck down with a highly contagious fungal disease. The unnamed patients, aged 28 and 47, have been infected with the first known cases of the drug-resistant ringworm, also known as tinea, in the US, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The patients experienced lesions on their neck, buttocks, things and abdomen. Experts are now warning the fungal infections are becoming increasingly common due to higher temperatures driven by climate change and resistant medication, reports the Mirror.
The 28-year-old woman first reported rashes appearing on her body in the summer of 2021 and sought medical attention in December after she had large, scaly rashes across her body. A dermatologist diagnosed her with tinea and prescribed antifungal treatment in January 2022 after her baby was born but it did not make a difference, according to medics.
