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Fungal infections caused by pathogens that are restricted geographically and are true pathogens because they have the ability to cause serious systemic infection in healthy individuals.
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endemic mycoses
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Fungal infections that cause life-threatening systemic disease only in immunosuppressed patients.
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opportunistic mycoses
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Fungal diseases that involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and lymphatics.
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Subcutaneous mycoses.
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Fungal infections caused by pathogens that are restricted geographically and are true pathogens because they have the ability to cause serious systemic infection in healthy individuals.
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endemic mycoses
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Fungal infections that are limited to the skin and skin structures.
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Superficial and cutaneous mycoses.
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Fungal infections that cause life-threatening systemic disease only in immunosuppressed patients.
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opportunistic mycoses
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Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
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eukaryotes
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Fungal diseases that involve the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and lymphatics.
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Subcutaneous mycoses.
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Cholesterol is the primary sterol found in mammalian cell membranes. What is the primary sterol found in fungal cell membranes?
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ergosterol
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Fungal infections that are limited to the skin and skin structures.
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Superficial and cutaneous mycoses.
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Fungi have cell walls made primarily of what three things?
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chitin, mannan and glucan
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Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
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eukaryotes
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What is the mode of respiration for fungi?
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Almost all fungi are strict aerobes.
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Cholesterol is the primary sterol found in mammalian cell membranes. What is the primary sterol found in fungal cell membranes?
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ergosterol
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Unicellular pathogenic forms of fungi are called what?
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yeast
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Fungi have cell walls made primarily of what three things?
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chitin, mannan and glucan
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Multicellular pathogenic forms of fungi are called what?
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mold
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What is the mode of respiration for fungi?
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Almost all fungi are strict aerobes.
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Unicellular pathogenic forms of fungi are called what?
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yeast
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Multicellular pathogenic forms of fungi are called what?
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mold
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Most yeasts divide by what method?
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budding - the bud is called a blastoconidia
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Molds grow as microscopic, branding, threadlike filaments. The filaments are called ______ and are collectively referred to as the _______.
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hyphae, mycelium
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What does dimorphism mean when referring to fungi?
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They can display both growth forms and can exist as either molds or yeasts.
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With most fungi that cause systemic infections, the ____ is the parasitic form, and the _____ form is found in the environment.
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yeast, mold
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Asexual reproductive structures in fungi are termed what?
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conidia
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What are the primary barriers to fungal infection (2)?
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intact skin and mucosal surfaces
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What are the primary mechanisms that prevent the establishment of many fungal infections (2)?
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neutrophil phagocytosis and killing
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This is the most important host defense in the elimination of many fungi.
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T cell-mediated immunity
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