‘Avoid skin-to-skin contact,’ Brits warned – as ‘super fungus’ that attacks groin and bum ‘spreads at pace’

A ONCE-RARE genital super-fungus that can only be killed off with a ‘toxic’ treatment is now spreading at pace among families ...

Drug-resistant fungus is now spreading across the UK - and it attacks the groin

A 'super fungus' that causes nasty sores across the groin and buttocks is now spreading in the UK, experts have said, with cases of the drug-resistant infection soaring 500% ...
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'Russian nesting doll' virus hides inside a deadly fungus, making it even more dangerous to people

A virus found lurking inside a deadly fungus may make the microbe even stronger and harder to kill when it infects people.
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Fungal-bacterial crosstalk between Shiraia fungus and its fruiting body-associated bacterium via their metabolites

The fruiting bodies of bambusicolous Shiraia fungi have long been used in traditional Chinese folk medicine. Hypocrellin A (HA) is a bioactive perylenequinone from the fruiting bodies and serves as an ...

Fungus in your nose could make your hay fever worse

That time of year is almost upon us, when millions of people in the UK succumb to pollen-induced sneezes, sniffles and itchy eyes: the dreaded hay fever. Now scientists may have identified a key ...