A hard-to-treat form of ringworm can be transmitted sexually and has now been found in the US
A difficult-to-treat form of ringworm can be sexually transmitted and has now been found in the United States. Ringworm, also known as tinea, is a skin infection caused by a variety of fungi. In this case, the culprit is a fungus called Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII). It has previously been reported in Southeast Asia and Europe. In 2023, for example, doctors in Paris published a case series of 13 infections reported among men in the city. These recent cases occurred among men who have sex with men, suggesting that the fungus may now be circulating in this demographic, although anyone can become infected.
CRISPR Will Allow to Cure Genetic Diseases That Were Previously Incurable
The MHRA has approved Casgevy to treat sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia. These are lifelong genetic disorders caused by mutations in the genes that code for haemoglobin, the protein red blood cells need to transport oxygen around the body. CRISPR could treat a common form of inherited blindness. The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to two women who developed a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, which cuts DNA like molecular scissors.