Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes) is a type of fungus that causes ringworm, a skin infection that appears as an itchy ring shape. In 2024, the California Department of Public Health ...

The rashes can spread easily on "face and limbs (ringworm), groin (jock itch), and feet (athlete’s foot)," NYU Langone said. Dr. Avrom Caplan, an assistant professor of dermatology at the NYU ...

You can also contract ringworm from contact with a contaminated object, such as shared gym equipment. You may be more at risk if you are immunocompromised or play sports with a lot of skin contact.

(Pic courtesy: iStock) Ringworm (tinea) is a common fungal infection of the hair (tinea capitis), skin, or nails (onychomycosis). The contagious infection gets its name from the ring-shaped ...