You might think your towels don’t get all that dirty. After all, you’re clean when you use them, right? Wrong, say ...

“If there’s shared equipment, we want to be aware of that and things like ringworm and skin infections from bacteria.” And she said that is also true for gear we may not think of, like ...

A treatment-resistant, highly contagious form of the skin infection tinea, better known as ringworm, has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Experts share how often you should actually be washing them, and why (fecal matter and ringworm are involved).

Contact dermatitis This is a condition where the skin becomes red, sore, or inflamed after coming into contact with a substance, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. That can be an ...

A fungal skin infection happens when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface.

1. It’s in the same family as ringworm. Ringworm, jock itch, and athlete’s foot are all caused by fungi called dermatophytes that live on your skin, hair, or nails (lovely, right?).