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THE FUNGAL DISEASES
- Cryptococcosis
- Candidiasis
- Dermatomycosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Blastomycosis
- Aspergillosis
- Sporotrichosis
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Cryptococcosis
- Oneof the most dangerous affecting the lungs and meninges
- Cryptococcus neoformans - a yeastfound in soil and enriched in bird droppings
- Transmittedby inhalation
- Org has largegelatinous capsule that is antiphagocytic
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Candidiasis
- Candida albicans- present on skin and in the mouth, vagina and GI tract
- Small yeastthat will overgrow in compromised host
- Vulvovaginitiscommon in females
- Oral candidiasis (Thrush) - in oral cavity - commoncongenital disease in newborns
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Dermatomycosis
- General name for fungal disease of the hair, skin and nails
- Athlete’s footRingworm of the body, i.e. “jock itch”
- Ringwormof the head
- Ringworm of the scalp
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Dermatomycosis
- Causative genera are all dermatophytes
- Trichophyton
- Microsporum
- Epidermophyton
- Transmitted by cotact or fomites
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Histoplasmosis
- Lung disease prevalent in Ohio river valley
- Histoplasma capsulatum
- Transmitted by inhalation of spores which may develop into a tuberculosis-like lung condition
- Enriched in the droppings of birds and bats
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Coccidioidomycosis
- Coccidioides immitis
- Transmitted by inhalation of contaminated dust particles
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Blastomycosis
Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Aspergillosis
- Aspergillus fumigatus
- Aspergillus favus: produces aflatoxins
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Sporotrichosis
Sporothrix schenkii
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