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Is head fungus contagious? what if you sit in the same spot as the person with head fungus sat? will you still get head fungus? is it extremely contagious? please help!

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Dr. Jerome Litt answered

Specializes in Dermatology

HEAD FUNGUS: IF YOU SIT, OR SAT, IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE PERSON WTH HEAD FUNGUS SAT . . . THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAS YOU WILL DEVELOP A SIMILAR FUNGOUS INFECTION.

Answered 6/6/2018

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