Biology Questions and Answers
Fungal Infections
- What are the main human
diseases caused by fungi?
The main human diseases caused by
fungi in immuncoccidioidomycosis,ocompet histoplasmosis,ent patients are
blastomycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis,
or South sporotrichosisAmerican b and onychomycosislastomycosis, (^) (nail
mycosis).
In immunthe diseases mentioned above, othero-deficient patients, besides
fungal diseascandidiasis, aspergillosis,es like systemic cryptococcosis (^)
and other opportunistic diseases can
occur.
- Moniliasis is one of the
most common opportunistic
diseases in AIDS. What is the
etiological agent of moniliasis
and what is the other name of
the disease? Why is monilia
also common in healthy
newborns?
The etiological agent of moniliasisCandida albicans, a fungus. Moniliasis is (^) is
also known as mucocutaneous
candidiasis.complicate and turn into systemic In AIDS moniliasis can
candidiasis, affecting many organs.
Newborns do not yet have their immunsystem working with complete efficiencye (^)
and thus they are more susceptible to
candidiasis that generally appears in
mouth and in the genital mucosae disappears naturally. and
- What are some fungal
diseases transmitted by
animal feces?
Bat and pigeon feces can Histoplasma capsulatum, tcarryhe fungus (^)
agent of histoplasmosis. The infection is
transmitted tcontaminated dhrough inhalation oust in places visited bf (^) y
these animalsroofs, etc.). C (caves, turyptococcosisnnels, squares, is another
fungal disease transmitted by pigeon
excrement.
- What are some antibiotics
used against fungi?
The topicalitraconazole, fluconazol or systemic azoles (likee and others), (^)
amphotericin B, the echinocandins
(caspoand griseofulvin arfungin, micafune examples ogin), terbinafinef
antifungal drugs.
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