The expansion in hair styling emporiums correlates with a rise in cases of the fungal disease known as ‘ringworm’.

Health chiefs are urging people to know how to spot the signs of the infection which is associated with a skin fade haircut ...

One such common infection that is common among gym-goers is ringworm. Ringworm is a contagious fungal infection that causes itchy, red rashes in the shape of a ring on the skin. Caused by mould ...

A jump in the number of reports of ringworm has been linked to the trend for skin fade ... It gained the nickname "scald-head ...

The little ones seem to get ill all the time, and it can be tricky to know if they are so unwell that they shouldn't go to ...

"On our way out of the shelter, Lisa gave me Roger’s story. He had been rescued from a drug house where he had been living ...

Brits were today warned of the key signs of a dirty barber shop amid a surge in young men catching ringworm from haircuts ... Using plastic disposable head rest covers can also prevent the ...

Lisa placed Roger next to me on the cement floor, the kind of floor that’s easy to disinfect during ringworm ... family member because I was so in my head, worrying I wasn’t good enough ...

Christian Reynolds, a 22-year-old from Bournemouth, believes he got ringworm after getting a skin fade as his barber. He said: ‘Almost immediately after I came out and met up with my partner she ...

forming stubble and leaving a bald spot on the head. Ringworm makes the scalp look red, and the affected area can be swollen and tender. Sometimes, ringworm causes a mass filled with pus. Scalp ...

"You shouldn't have to worry about sanitary stuff but it's quite a big factor in where I get my haircut," he said. According to the NHS ringworm is a common fungal infection that can be treated ...