Yes and, not just one fungus but a family of fungi! Also it doesn't have to be sexually transmitted, you can get it from shared surfaces at the gym, public showers and even your pet cat.
Researchers first discovered TMVII in parts of Europe and Asia several years ago. In June 2024, doctors in New York City reported the first U.S. cases, and there have been scattered reports in other major cities since.
This, like so many other things, started elsewhere. Lots of diseases migrate to the USA because so many people travel too the states all the time.
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Typhoon@lemmy.ca · 76 pts · 193d
The first sentence is wrong. It's not roundworm. Roundworms are actual worms. It's talking about ringworm which is a fungus.
in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social · 38 pts · 193d
Yes and, not just one fungus but a family of fungi! Also it doesn't have to be sexually transmitted, you can get it from shared surfaces at the gym, public showers and even your pet cat.
https://www.cdc.gov/ringworm/about/index.html
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 193d
I didn't even know I had a cat, so I'm excited for the possibilities!
in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social · 6 pts · 193d
Every citizen shall be issued a cat from their local ASPCA
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 192d
i'm sorry, i'm thinking about cats again
Etterra@discuss.online · 12 pts · 193d
Ringworm is a fungus? Dafuq? What moron thought that was a good name choice?
ameancow@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 193d
phx@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 193d
Isn't it also transmissible by skin contact and not just sexual contact?
frongt@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 193d
Yes. And not just skin-to-skin, but also things like bath towels.
But it's gizmodo, which has always been trash.
fox2263@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 193d
RFK Jnr: “Fungus you say” licks lips
Etterra@discuss.online · 14 pts · 193d
So... It's, uh... Fucking fungus?
0ops@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 193d
And it's a-fucking-mongus
SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 193d
People in monogamous relationships will be the last of us
Rolder@reddthat.com · 15 pts · 193d
What about those who ain’t getting any in the first place?
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 193d
Believe it or not, wormed to death.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 192d
your invite to the sleeping bag worm party got lost in the mail
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 193d
Ringworm? My 2026 disaster Bingo card has Cordyceps. Oh well, 2026 ain't over and there is 2027.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 6 pts · 193d
Why no los both? Group of monsters cheering
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 192d
i can't remember if i had general epidemic or went all in on sex fungus but i'm calling sex fungus for my next band right now
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 193d
Wtf is going on in the US? First monkey pox, then super gonorrhea, and now this??
Manjushri@piefed.social · 4 pts · 192d
This, like so many other things, started elsewhere. Lots of diseases migrate to the USA because so many people travel too the states all the time.
Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 193d
Creegz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 193d
Ahh I see sex ed paying off.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 193d
Whatever
faizalr@piefed.social · -6 pts · 193d
Kingdom of Sodomy.