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Following being on medication for ringworm, will it still be contagious?
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RINGWORM CONTAGIOUS: ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR COURSE OF MEDICATION, YOU WILL NO LONGER BE CONTAGIOUS.
Answered 5/30/2015
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