New York City Ringworm Outbreak

This is a New York City news story, published by Gizmodo, that relates primarily to TMVII news.

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A Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Fungus Is Spreading in New York City

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Fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS genotype VII, or TMVII , is a sexually transmitted ringworm fungusâone that has infected at least five people in New York City this year .

The fungus is unusual in that it seems to primarily spread through close sexual contact, something only rarely seen with other ringworm.

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