A highly contagious skin infection has been reported in two women in New York, making them the first people in the city to have ever been confirmed as having it.
The CDC said that the women were infected with the Trichophyton indotineae strain of ringworm-causing fungus, which causes rashes and itchy, red skin all across the body.
Such infections are not uncommon in parts of Asia, but they had never been detected in the US.
The women, ages 28 and 47 were both suffering from lesions on the neck, abdomen, and thighs. They have no relation to each other, and just one of them had a travel history, having gone to Bangladesh last summer.
Dr. Avrom Caplan told NBC News that the fungal infection “is not a widespread problem” in the United States, though officials have warned that this type of infection is resistant to drugs.
Contrary to what its name indicates, ringworm is not caused by a worm, but rather by a fungus which is spread through skin-to-skin contact.
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really, where oh where does this come from. …… time to stop travelers without a 100% health certificate…
Why do we care? Must we always be panicking about something?
And that can easily be treated just like any other skin disorder, there is really no need to panic nor to call those leprous… antibiotics and local treatment…
Wait. They’re going to blame frum Jews from Rockland County or Brooklyn. Just give them time to join the dots (no pun intended.)
Get-r-dun – “Why do we care?” – It is a report about an infection so medical providers should know what they are dealing with.
“Must we always be panicking about something?” – Who is panicking but you?
Zetruth – “And that can easily be treated just like any other skin disorder” – incorrect, it is treatment resistant.
“there is really no need to panic nor to call those leprous” – so far the only two people panicking seem to be you and Get-r-dun.
hml and Sara Rifka – refuah shelemiah. You both could probably do with some mental counseling to move past whatever mental trauma you are suffering from.