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Histoplasma capsulatum |
most common fungal pathogen for humans
moist soils, bat and bird droppings phagocytize in lungs and carried to other areas |
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Blastomyces dermatitidis |
Pulmonary blastomycosis
pulmonary lesions gross lesions on skin (nose pic) |
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Coccidioides immitis |
Desert soil, rodent, archaeological
spherules in lungs |
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Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly P. carinii) |
most people exposed by age 5
obligate parasite - cysts in lung tissue Diagnostic for AIDS |
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Candida albicans |
transmittable between people
thrush, diaper rash, nails, vagina |
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Cyrptococcus neoformans |
inhale from bird droppings
targets CNS pulmonary cryptococcus cryptococcal meningitis, cryptococcoma - solid fungal masses cutaneous cryptococcoma - skin lesions |
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Dermatophytoses |
Skin, nails, hair (keratin)
AKA Ringworms |
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Malassezia furfur |
Pityriasis - depigminted/hyperpigmented scaly patches on skin
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Sporotrichosis |
subcutaneous infection on arms/legs
nodular lesions Soil, mexico mostly |
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Mycotoxicosis |
caused by eating mycotoxins
grains vegetables Aflatoxins - fatal or carcinogen |
