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What are differences between a fungal skin condition and a parasitic one?
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Border: A fungus infection will have a scaly border in the groin trunk and neck. Parasites is more like insect bite reactions.They need to diagnosed and treated effectively.
Answered 9/26/2011
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Fungi & Parasites: A parasitic organism is one that obtains nourishment from its host, which has to be another living organism. Though a fungi can be a parasitic organism, it is not true that all fungi are parasitic. In fact, many fungi survive perfectly well by living off the decaying organic material that has accumulated along the forest floor.
Answered 9/3/2013
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