SPECIAL BACTERIOLOGY 
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tion is the disease of the skin called blastomycosis and 
sporotrichosis. 
The Molds 
The molds cause a number of skin diseases and a dis¬ 
ease of the mouth (most common in children) known as 
thrush. Of the skin diseases caused by molds the com¬ 
mon ones are ringworm, favus, pityriasis versicolor, etc. 
