The monsoon season may bring relief from the heat, but it can also trigger several health concerns for pets, especially skin ...

A few months ago, I noticed a discrete, pink patch forming on our dog Shiloh’s nose. I thought for sure he'd gotten stung by ...

The fungus causes sporotrichosis, which can turn into a potentially deadly infection. While the disease mostly causes painful ...

At a conference earlier this month, Shawn Lockhart, PhD, director of the Fungal Reference Laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented the case of a Sporothrix ...

Brachycephalic, or flat-faced, dog breeds are popular for many reasons, including their cute faces and charming personalities ...

Turkey tail grows on dead logs and tree stumps in overlapping layers that resemble a wild bird's plumage. It contains two ...

A viral claim is circulating online that turkey tail mushrooms shrink benign fatty tumors in dogs.

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The fungus has another unusual means of spread: Cats can sneeze out infectious yeast, researchers reported in Medical Mycology in 2022. “When the cat’s sneezing, it’s going on the surface, it’s going ...

A north suburban animal hospital is warning dog owners about a serious fungal infection in the Chicago area that can become life-threatening in otherwise healthy dogs. It's called blastomycosis, "a ...

"This provides an important baseline for future studies investigating dogs with existing skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, where microbial imbalance is a known contributor." Discover the ...

Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful blooms. The microscopic parasite, named Algophthora mediterranea, attacks algae ...