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Fungal Infection is an infection caused
by a fungus, affecting not only people
but also animals and plants.
"Fungus irritates the nose and causes allergies."
www.doctorfungus.org
Fungal
infections in human include: Aspergillosis,
Blastomycosis, Candidiasis, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcosis,
Histoplasmosis, Paracoccidiomycosis, Sporotrichosis, Zygomycosis,
Chromoblastomycosis, Eye Infections, Lobomycosis, Mycetoma, Otomycosis,
Phaeohyphomycosis, Rhinosporidiosis, and Nail, Hair, and Skin disease
(such as: Onychomycosis (Tinea unguium), Piedra, Pityriasis versicolor,
Tinea barbae, Tinea capitis, Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris, Tinea
favosa, Tinea nigra, and Tinea pedis).
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Fungal infection in animals are: ringworm (dermatophytosis) in
cattery and Cryptococcosis in cats. Disease on chickens is caused by
the fungus Microsporum gallinae. |
Fungal infection
in plants include: smut,
rust, ergot, mildew, Dutch elm disease, dry rot, blight, gall, and
Clubroot.
The following
information is taken from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency: "Airborne (Fungal Diseases).
Fungi produce dry spores, which are dispersed on the wind and can
travel great distances. After a fungus has infected an area, it
is very difficult to eliminate all of the spores. Although fungicides
are helpful, fungi can persist in other hosts, allowing the disease to
continue infecting plants for a long time."
"Crop
diseases are caused by fungi..."
www.fema.gov
To read more
about fungus, mold, fungus species and health please visit or click
on:
Mold, Fungus, and
Health Guidebook. |
