BEFORE 1947 only 1 case of human ringworm caused by Trichophyton verrucosum had been reported in the United States.1 After Fowle and Georg2 called attention to 14 cases contracted from cattle, the ...

Infection of the skin and hair of cattle is most frequently due to Trichophyton verrucosum, a spore forming fungi. Spores are shed from the lesion by broken hairs or scabs from the lesion. The spores ...

Barber's itch occurs when zoophilic Trichophyton are transmitted from animals to humans by direct contact with infected animals, usually livestock, or objects contaminated by the animals.

Within the UK, three types of ringworm are seen in pigs: Trichophyton verrucosum – the cattle ringworm – largely only seen in backyard pigs in contact with calves.

Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is a drug resistant fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans. The fungus is acquired through sexual contact, according to the CDC. The infection ...