1.) What is the primary entry point into the body for a true pathogenic fungi? W

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1.) What is the primary entry point into the body for a true pathogenic fungi? What is the usual outcome of exposure to these fungi in the human host?

2.) Choose one subcutaneous mycosis and present in detail various aspects of both disease. in your response, include the part of the body affected, common symptoms, the etiological agents, predisposing conditions that may lead to the disease, sources of infections, methods of diagnosis, identifying characteristics of the pathogen, preferred method of treatment, and other interesting facts.

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1). After the pathogenic fungi enter into the host organism they undergo morphological transition from the mycelial form to the parasitic form. The fungus can infect several types of tissues of tissues in the body. It includes the nails and hair also. Depending upon the type if tissue they invade, the fungal pathogens are divided into four types.

1). Superficial mycoses

2). Cutaneous

3). Subcutaneous

4). Systemic

Opportunistic fungus are those that readily infect immune compromised human or any other animal. Examples of opportunistic fungus include the candida albicans (causes candidiasis). It is the most commonly occurring fungal infection in humans. It frequently causes oral thrush, vaginal yeast infections and candidiasis of the skin. Blastomyces dermititidis is a dimorphic fungus, which causes blastomycosis in humans. Cryptococcus neoformans cause serious lung infections in immune compromised people. The symptoms vary from disease to disease.

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