dPBL2: Summarised table of commonly encountered fungal and parisite disease during jungal training

In our previous entry, we have listed down and explain about the possible fungal and parisital infection that may affect soldiers. For this entry, we have summarised the most common causes, which includes Tinea Pedis (athlete’s foot), Tinea Corporis (ringworm), Tinea Capitis(scalp ringworm),Tinea Cruris (jock’s itch), Tinea Unguim, Protozoa(Giardia Lamblia and Entamoeba Histolityca) and Helminths (Necatur Americanus[Hookworm] and Trichenia Trichuria [Whipworm]). This can be seen in the tables below:





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