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Contagious flaking skin on nose

My family and I are beginning to get desperate
Ill tell it from my perspective
There is no redness, puss or burning, I haven't gone out in the sun to where I get burnt
Its not skin cancer because other people can catch whatever this is!!
I have to constantly check my face to see if there isnt a giant flake hanging off my nose and when there is I have to spend an hour trying to peel it all off with tweezers everyday
The longer ive recognized I got it from my mother the more its spread bits on my cheeks and my scalp is beginning to flake

My mother has it the worst, bless her, she thinks she got it from someone about ten years ago he had complained to someone that he was extremely itchy and when he came over to her his face was beet red and made her itch really badly too and about a week later had similair experiences to the me when I got "infected" but a lot more flaking.
Now she spends hours peeling off the many layers of the spot thats grown on her face for at least 5 years and then continues trying to kill it using rubbing vinegar, alcohol,  lemons, baking soda which works but to an extent because she has to cover up the spot on her face so people dont stare, which they still do because its become noticeable
Just as she thinks shes gotten rid of it she'll get an unusually dark blackhead  on her neck, shoulder or ear and itll try to start fresh there she manages to kill that off but the big spot always comes back and usually a bit more irritated

its completely agonizing watching her go through this and shes been to the doctor and she mentioned how people constantly itch around her and he just told her she was crazy, ignoring the growth on her face, and straight up retired afterwards

I know she isnt crazy ive seen it myself and so have other people
even some other people who had stayed around got a similar spot on their nose and got it removed by doctors confirming it was some type of fungus
im afraid hers is too far gone for a quick fix

I got it on my face because I slept on her pillow she told me to go wash my face immediately and I didnt listen about a week later I had to douce myself with chemicals and shower twice just to stop from itching.

3 years later its still flaking around my face, my brother is starting to get it, and mother is so self conscious about shes worried by hugging me she'll make it worse on my face

Please help us, I dont know what it is or what we should do
If its something can be bought via online, store prescription, or home made please tell me
I dont think my mother will even consider going to the doctor after what our old one had said

Thank you in advance
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Omygosh! So sorry that this is happening to you and your family!! I have a rare Fungus infection, and this sounds just like what y'all have! Get a culture,  and research how to disinfect your environment, including: clothes, washing machine and dryer, car, especially towels and sheets, etc. This can and will take over your home, life, pets, etc. It can be beaten, it does take hard work, tho. Good luck and God bless,!
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