A rare fungal disease that is drug resistant and highly contagious has been discovered lurking in the US, and at least two women have been infected.
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two unidentified woman aged 28 and 47 have caught the first known cases of the ringworm, also known as tinea.
The Mirror reports that the two patients suffered lesions on their neck, abdomen and buttocks, and experts are warning that fungal infections are becoming increasingly more common.
