And the hits just keep on coming for the Gopher State.
While Minnesota grapples with the fallout from its ownfraud scandalsand Immigration and Customs Enforcement-relatedissues, the beleaguered state now has a massive health problem festering within its borders.
On Feb. 11, the Minnesota Department of Health put out areleasenoting the sudden outbreak of TMVII (pronounced: T-M-Seven), orTrichophyton mentagrophytesgenotype VII.
The release explained, “Trichophyton mentagrophytesgenotype VII (TMVII) is a recently emerged dermatophyte fungus that can cause tinea (ringworm) associated with sexual contact.”
It would go on to note that the first case of genital ringworm associated with TMVII was recorded in June 2024 in New York.
Minnesota has since become ground zero for TMVII.
In July 2025, the first case in the state was confirmed. Since then, over 30 confirmed or suspected cases have been reported, “resulting in the largest known outbreak of TMVII in the United States.”
“CDC is aware of other sporadic cases of TMVII among men who have sex with men, primarily in larger cities across the U.S. TMVII can cause severe ringworm, often involving the genitals, buttock, thigh and abdominal areas,” the release said.
The primary symptom is round, red rashes that spread across the body.Fox Newsnoted that these rashes will often turn itchy and painful.
The problems keep piling on in Minnesota. Now, health officials are warning about the spread of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, or TMVII. Gross.pic.twitter.com/Al31tsXlXB
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