Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected;...
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Onychomycosis (redirect from Fungal infection of the nails)
Onychomycosis, also known as tinea unguium, is a fungal infection of the nail. Symptoms may include white or yellow nail discoloration, thickening of the...
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Dermatophytosis (redirect from Fungal infection of the skin)
Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. Typically...
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Some examples of common fungal skin infections include: Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by...
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Fungal meningitis refers to meningitis caused by a fungal infection. Symptoms of fungal meningitis are generally similar to those of other types of meningitis...
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Antifungal (redirect from Anti-fungal drug)
resistance is a growing threat to health globally. Indicated when the fungal infection is located in the eye. There is currently only one ocular antifungal...
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Candidiasis (redirect from Thrush (infection))
Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any species of the genus Candida (a yeast). When it affects the mouth, in some countries it is commonly called...
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Plant disease (redirect from Fungal infection in plants)
fungicides. Biotrophic fungal pathogens colonize living plant tissue and obtain nutrients from living host cells. Necrotrophic fungal pathogens infect and...
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List of skin conditions (redirect from Superficial fungal infection)
infection. Aeromonas infection African tick bite fever American tick bite fever (Rickettsia parkeri infection) Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection...
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Fungal sinusitis or fungal rhinosinusitis is the inflammation of the lining mucosa of the paranasal sinuses due to a fungal infection. It occurs in people...
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Osteomyelitis (redirect from Bone infection)
involved in adults. The cause is usually a bacterial infection, but rarely can be a fungal infection. It may occur by spread from the blood or from surrounding...
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Fungal pneumonia is an infection of the lungs by fungi. It can be caused by either endemic or opportunistic fungi or a combination of both. Case mortality...
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Mucormycosis (redirect from Mucormycosis (Fungal Disease))
Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a serious fungal infection that comes under fulminant fungal sinusitis, usually in people who are immunocompromised...
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Sinusitis (redirect from Allergic fungal sinusitis)
10 days. Acute episodes of sinusitis can also result from fungal invasion. These infections are typically seen in people with diabetes or other immune...
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Kumar Swami (born 21 January 1954), popularly known as Mahabrahmrishi Shri Kumar Swami Ji and called informally by his followers as Gurudev, is a spiritual...
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Aspergillosis (category Animal fungal diseases)
Aspergillosis is a fungal infection of usually the lungs, caused by the genus Aspergillus, a common mould that is breathed in frequently from the air,...
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Tinea cruris (category Animal fungal diseases)
also known as jock itch, is a common type of contagious, superficial fungal infection of the groin and buttocks region, which occurs predominantly but not...
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Fluconazole is an antifungal medication used for a number of fungal infections. This includes candidiasis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis...
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Athlete's foot (category Animal fungal diseases)
underlying infection typically results in the disappearance of the id reaction. Athlete's foot is a form of dermatophytosis (fungal infection of the skin)...
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Candida is a genus of yeasts. It is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide and the largest genus of medically important yeasts. The genus...
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Tinea incognita (category Animal fungal diseases)
also spelled tinea incognito, is a fungal infection of the skin that generally looks odd for a typical tinea infection. The border of the skin lesion is...
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Infective endocarditis (redirect from Infection endocarditis)
kidney failure. The cause is typically a bacterial infection and less commonly a fungal infection. Risk factors include valvular heart disease, including...
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Otitis externa (redirect from Outer ear infection)
found in the ear canal may cause infection and full-blown symptoms of external otitis. Fungal ear canal infections, also known as otomycosis, range from...
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List of types of tinea (category Animal fungal diseases)
ringworm is any of a variety of skin mycoses. Tinea is a very common fungal infection of the skin. Tinea is often called "ringworm" because the rash is circular...
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Fungal keratitis is a fungal infection of the cornea, which can lead to blindness. It generally presents with a red, painful eye and blurred vision. There...
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fungus's spores. O. unilateralis is, in turn, also susceptible to fungal infection itself, an occurrence that can limit its impact on ant populations...
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Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and...
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of choice; in general, topical antifungals alone do not clear the fungal infections. In "Majocchi's granumloma - Case report", the authors discuss the...
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Pharyngitis (redirect from Throat infection)
angina), and epiglottitis. Some cases of pharyngitis are caused by fungal infection, such as Candida albicans, causing oral thrush. Pharyngitis may also...
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