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The fungal infection was first detected in Minnesota last July.

Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.

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TMVII spreads through direct skin-to-skin contact, including sexual contact, and can cause severe and persistent rashes.

Minnesota health officials say the state is currently dealing with the United States' "largest known outbreak" of a sexually transmitted fungus that can cause ringworm.

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