Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it.

ABSTRACT: This article examines the effect of economic vulnerability on inclusive growth across 49 developing countries from 1991 to 2020, focusing on the mitigating role of agricultural structural ...

Contrary to what you may have heard, ringworm is caused by a fungal infection, not an actual worm. (Photo Credit: Science Photo Library/Getty images) Myth 1: Ringworm is caused by a worm.

With staph infections, eczema spreads more quickly, and the healing process is more difficult. C. albicans can cause fungal infections in eczema. Candida microorganisms can contribute to the onset ...

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Astronomers theorize that a low-mass white dwarf, a compact core of a dead star about as large as Earth, could be the culprit. A cosmic mystery surrounding a black hole some 270 million light ...

Scientists have warned that blueberries could be wiped out a fungus rapidly-spreading worldwide. Caused by a two different strains of fungus, the disease appears as a white powdery mildew on ...

In recent days, a mysterious and alarming phenomenon dubbed the ‘Baldness Virus’ has emerged in several villages of Maharashtra's Buldhana district. The areas particularly affected were Kalvad ...

Initial tests have ruled out fungal infections. Medical teams and public awareness campaigns are underway to address the crisis. The Indian Council of Medical Research has scheduled a visit to the ...

The infection has not arrived in Tasmania but can be fatal to native frogs. "It's really important for us to maintain Tasmania's biosecurity and our ecological environment that we've got here," Mr ...

Medical researchers have detected what they have described as the first evidence of chronic lung infections by a fungus called aspergillus in Assam’s tea garden population and called for testing to ...

Buldhana: Skin biopsy reports have ruled out any fungal infection in samples of people affected by unexplained hair loss in Buldhana's Shegaon tehsil. So far, 139 residents across 11 villages have ...