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n. - A contagious fungal infection of the scalp.

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  • He had indeed contracted the eye disease favus on the Giulia.
  • It diagnosed theC of conjunctivitis, theF of favus, and theT of trachoma.
  • They avoided passengers who seemed to be suffering from trachoma or favus.
  • In favus, Gilbert tells us that, after the removal of the pustules, there remain foramina, from which exudes a poisonous substance, resembling honey.
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