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What type of pathogen is athlete's foot?

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Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) is a fungal infection of the skin of the foot. Most athlete's foot is caused by one of two types of fungus. Trichophyton mentagrophytes often causes toe web or vesicular (blisterlike) infections.
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Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) is a fungal infection of the skin of the foot. Most athlete's foot is caused by one of two types of fungus. Trichophyton mentagrophytes often causes toe web or vesicular (blisterlike) infections.
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