What is Fungal infections?
What is Fungal infections?
Fungal infections are infections caused by a fungus, a type of microorganism. Some very common types of ...more »
- Fungal infections: Any condition caused by fungus.
- Fungal infections: A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites, including mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies (mushrooms and molds).
Source - Diseases Database
Fungal infections: Introduction
Types of Fungal infections:
Types of Fungal infections:
- Candida
- Vaginal Candidiasis
- Oral thrush
- Athlete's foot
- Tinea
- Yeast infections
- Ringworm - not a worm but a fungus.
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- Aspergillosis
- Cryptococcal Meningitis
- Fungal nail infections
- Histoplasmosis
- Invasive candidiasis
- Mycetoma
- Cryptococcosis
- Sporotrichosis
- Pityriasis Versicolor
- Zygomycosis
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Candida albicans
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Alternaria
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Aspergillus spp
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Penicillium
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Cladosporium
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Helminthosporium
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Epicoccum
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Fusarium
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Mucor
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, smut
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Rhizopus
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Phoma
- Non-Food Allergy -- fungus, Aureobasidium (Pullularia)
- Aflatoxin B1- Teratogenic Agent
- Human carcinogen -- Aflatoxins
- Possible human carcinogenic exposure -- Aflatoxin M1
- Claviceps purpurea poisoning
- Aureobasidium exposure
- Aureobasidium pullulans exposure
- Absidia species poisoning
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Aflatoxin
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Cyclochlorotine
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Luteoskyrins
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Ochratoxin
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Rubratoxin
- Mycotoxin-induced liver damage -- Sterigmatocystin
- Aflatoxin B1 exposure
- Aflatoxin B2 exposure
- Aflatoxin G1 exposure
- Aflatoxin G2 exposure
- Farmer's lung -- Micropolyspora faeni
- Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome
- Fungal meningitis
- Mold allergies
- Paprika splitter's lung -- Mucor Stolonifer
- Pulp Worker's disease
- Pulp Worker's disease -- Alternaria spp.
- Mouldy shower curtain hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Mushroom Worker's lung -- Micropolyspora faeni
- Mushroom Worker's lung -- Thermoactinomyces vulgaris
- Malt Worker's disease
- Malt Worker's disease -- Aspergillus spp.
- Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
- Bagassosis -- Thermoactinomyces sacchari
- Barley Worker's disease -- Aspergillus spp.
- Hay Worker's disease -- Aspergillus spp.
- Humidifier lung -- Penicillum spp.
- Histoplasma prostatic abscess
- Penile candidiasis
- Systemic candidiasis
- Mold allergy
- Mycosis fungoides
- Blastomycosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Trichosporon
- Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis
- Actinomycosis
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- Suberosis
- Gastrointestinal zygomycosis
- Candidiasis
- Cutaneous Candidiasis
- Thrush
- Cutaneous zygomycosis
- Fungemia
- Candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal dominant
- Rhino-orbito-cerebral phycomycosis
- Tinea cruris
- Tinea capitis
- Tinea corporis
- Tinea versicolor
- Tinea unguium
- Aspergillus niger infection
- Candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal recessive
- Aflatoxicosis
- Pneumocytosis
- Aflatoxin exposure
- Cutaneous mucormycosis
- Rhinosporidiosis
- Trichosporin infection
- Renal mucormycosis
- Candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal dominant, with thyroid disease
- Buruli ulcer
- Renal zygmycosis
- Pulmonary mucormycosis
- Mucormycosis
- Rhinocerebral zygomycosis
- Gastrointestinal mucormycosis
- Pulmonary zygomycosis
- Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
- Onchyomycosis
- Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis
- Proximal subungual onychomycosis
- White superficial Onychomycosis
- Endonyx onychomycosis
- Sporotrichosis -- disseminated
- Mycosis fungoides, familial
- Farmer's lung
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Diffuse palmoplantar keratoderma, Norrbotten dominant type
- Green nail syndrome
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome, type 1
- Rhizopus
- Chromomycosis
- Phaeohyphomycosis
- APECED Syndrome
- Sassoon hospital syndrome
- Kashin-Bek disease
- Baerensprung disease
- Beigel disease
- White piedra
- Black piedra
- Torulopsis
- Pneumocystosis
- Reticuloendotheliosis
- Stachybotrys chartarum
- Kerion celsi
- more types...»
Broader types of Fungal infections:
What causes Fungal infections?
Causes of Fungal infections: see causes of Fungal infections
Risk factors for Fungal infections:
see
risk factors for Fungal infections
What are the symptoms of Fungal infections?
Symptoms of Fungal infections:
see symptoms of Fungal infections
Can anyone else get Fungal infections?
More information:
see contagiousness of Fungal infections
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Fungal infections
Fungal infections: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Fungal infections.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Fungal infections.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Fungal infections:
see treatments for Fungal infections
Research for Fungal infections:
see research for Fungal infections
Society issues for Fungal infections
Hospitalization statistics for Fungal infections:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Fungal infections:
- 0.03% (3,734) of hospital episodes were for mycoses in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 81% of hospital consultations for mycoses required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 50% of hospital episodes for mycoses were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 50% of hospital episodes for mycoses were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital admissions for mycoses required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Fungal infections
Main name of condition: Fungal infections
Class of Condition for Fungal infections: parasite fungal
Other names or spellings for Fungal infections:
Fungi, Fungus, Fungal disease, Fungal diseases, Fungal condition, Fungal conditions, Mycoses, Mycosis, fungi, fungus
Mycete, Mycoses, Mycosis, Fungus and fungal infections, Fungi
Source - Diseases Database
Fungal infections: Related Conditions
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