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Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [ 5 ] [ 13 ] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous , and systemic.
Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. Although fungi are eukaryotic, many pathogenic fungi are microorganisms. [1] Approximately 300 fungi are known to be pathogenic to humans; [2] their study is called "medical mycology". Fungal infections are estimated to kill more people than either tuberculosis or ...
For fungal species poisonous to humans see Category:Poisonous fungi; Pages in category "Fungal pathogens of humans" The following 43 pages are in this category, out ...
WHO fungal priority pathogens are groups of pathogenic fungi that the World Health Organization deems in need of global attention. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Animal fungal diseases (1 C, 87 P) D. ... Fungal pathogens of humans (43 P) Pages in category "Fungal diseases" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 ...
Medications are usually not needed as hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral disease that typically resolves on its own. Under research [15] [16] Sin Nombre virus: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) No Heartland virus: Heartland virus disease No Helicobacter pylori: Helicobacter pylori infection No Escherichia coliO157:H7, O111 and O104:H4
These fungi attack various parts of the body and lead to the conditions listed below. The Latin names are for the conditions (disease patterns), not the agents that cause them. The disease patterns below identify the type of fungus that causes them only in the cases listed: Dermatophytosis Tinea pedis (athlete's foot): fungal infection of the feet
The fungi tend to spread to areas of skin that are kept warm and moist, such as with insulation (clothes), body heat, and sweat. However, the spread of the infection is not limited to skin. Toe nails become infected with fungi in the same way as the rest of the foot, typically by being trapped with fungi in the warm, dark, moist inside of a shoe.