2016/2017- Essay 1

Question 1

What is mycoses? 3 main types

Introduction- Paragraph 1

Describe the main types of human medical mycosis; include infection routes, types of disease/symptoms and some named pathogens

Answer 1

What is mycoses?
- Infections caused by fungi
- found: soil, plants and animals
- mild to superficial infections to life threatening systemic disease

3 main types
1. superficial mycoses
2. subcutaneous mycoses
3. systemic mycoses

Question 2

Superficial mycoses, symptoms and examples

Paragraph 2

Describe the main types of human medical mycosis; includeinfection routes, types of disease/symptoms and some named pathogens

Answer 2

What are superfical mycoses
- only affects outer layers of the skin,hair and nails
- caused: dermatophyte fungi
- Transmitted: contact w/infected humans/animals/contaminated soil/fomites

Symptoms
- itching
- scaling
- discoloration skin and nails

Examples
- Athlete’s foot
- Ringworm
- Scalp ringworm

Question 3

**Subcutaneous mycoses, symptoms and exampes **

Paragraph 3

Describe the main types of human medical mycosis; includeinfection routes, types of disease/symptoms and some named pathogens

Answer 3

What are subcutaneous mycoses infections?
- affect deeper layers skin and subcutaneous tissue
- cause: fungi inhabit soil/plants
- Infection route: enter body through a puncture wound/injury

Symptoms
- nodules/ulcers at site of infection
- difficult treat

Examples
- Sporotrichosis
- Chromoblastomycosis
- Mycetoma

Question 4

systemic mycoses, symptoms, examples

Paragraph 4

Describe the main types of human medical mycosis; includeinfection routes, types of disease/symptoms and some named pathogens

Answer 4

What are Systemic mycosis infections
- affect multiple organs and tissues
- life threatening - immunocompromised patients
- Cause: fungi found in soil, bir dropping, contaminated environmental sources

Symptoms
- fever
- cough
- weight loss
- organ failure

Examples
- aspergillosis
- cryptococcosis
- histoplasmosis

Question 5

Named pathogens

Paragraph 5

Describe the main types of human medical mycosis; includeinfection routes, types of disease/symptoms and some named pathogens

Answer 5

Named pathogens
1. Candida albicans
2. Asperigilllus fumugatus
3. Cryptococcus neoformans
4. Histoplasma capsulatum