Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Several common human diseases are caused by fungi. They include ringworm and athlete’s foot, both shown in Figure below . Ringworm isn’t caused by a worm. It’s a skin infection by a fungus that leads to a ring-shaped rash. The rash may occur on the head, neck, trunk, arms, or legs. Athlete’s foot is caused by the same fungus as ringworm. But in athlete’s foot, the fungus infects the skin between the toes. Athlete’s foot is the second most common skin disease in the U. S.


Q: Ringworm and athlete’s foot are common human diseases caused by types of what?


A:
fungi