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I have tinea versicolor. wikipedia says it is caused by a fungus but then also talks about a yeast. so is it caused by a fungus or a yeast?
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Same thing: Yeasts are fungi (the plural of fungus). Yeast are fungi made up of a single cell.
Answered 10/30/2017
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