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Parasitic skin diseases

Parasitic skin diseases

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Is a type of:

Skin infection • Parasite infections

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Skin

Types of

Head lice
Condition
Scabies
Condition
Cutaneous larva migrans
Condition

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