A few weeks ago, more than 400 guinea pigs were discovered living in deplorable conditions in a South Los Angeles home. The animals were crammed into overcrowded, unsanitary enclosures with little ...

Q I have a 2-year-old guinea pig who has started scratching herself quite a bit. I have an appointment to see the vet in two weeks but wonder if you can recommend something I can give her to make her ...

Two cases of highly contagious, drug-resistant ringworm infections have been detected in New York City — the first such cases reported in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is a drug resistant fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans. The fungus is acquired through sexual contact, according to the CDC. The infection is ...

A dermatologist in New York City has reported the country's first known cases of highly contagious ringworm infections that are resistant to common anti-fungal treatments—and caused by a newly ...

Trichophyton indotineae, a highly contagious and drug-resistant fungus that can cause ringworm, has already been spreading widely in South Asia. Pictured here is a rash from a ring worm infection, ...