fungal organism in 1972. (Lucille K. Georg / ASSOCIATED PRESS) When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter ...

But when it overgrows, an infection can occur. Here’s what to know about the stages of toenail fungus and how to treat it before it worsens. severe nail thickening, discoloration, and structural ...

An increased risk of both invasive and superficial fungal infections was observed among patients who received TNF-α inhibitors for various conditions.

The first reported case of a sexually transmitted fungal infection in the United States was Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) in 2024. Other fungal infections can transmit through ...

The nail may even fall off, and it could spread to the other nails in your foot. “Fungal infections of the foot and toenails rarely, if ever, resolve on their own. They almost always require ...