Fungi

Question 1

What are Fungi?

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Fungi are eukaryotic organisms. They possess a chitinous cell wall and produce filamentous structures and spores

In nature we are most familiar with them as mushrooms or mold (moulds).

Mushrooms and other similar structures are the fruiting bodies of molds. Fruiting bodies are not found in fungal infections.

Fungi are heterotrophs and live by decomposing organic material, either living or dead.

Saprophytes decompose dead things, and parasitic fungi invade and decompose living material. Some do both, killing what they parasitize

Question 2

Contrast fungi and bacteria

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Question 3

Describe the fungi cell wall

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Question 4

Explain fungal morphology

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Question 5

What is dimorphic fungi?

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Question 6

Describe fungal reproduction

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Question 7

What are the methods of fungal pathogenesis?

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Question 8

Explain medical mycology

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Question 9

What are the 4 major types of fungal diseases?

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Question 10

What are the fungal classifications?

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Question 11

What’s the significance of mycota?

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Question 12

What are Ascomycetes?

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Question 13

What are Basidiomycetes?

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Question 14

What are Zygomycetes?

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Question 15

What are deuteromycetes?

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Question 16

What are the classes of fungi?

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Ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, zygomycetes, deutermycetes

Question 17

What are the effects of superficial mycoses?

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Question 18

What are cutaneous mycoses?

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Question 19

What are subcutaneous mycoses

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Question 20

What are opportunistic mycoses?

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Question 21

What are the common opportunistic mycotic infections?

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1. Candidiasis
2. Aspergillosis
3. Cryptoccosis
4. Zygomycosis/mucormycosis
5. Pneumocystis

Question 22

Describe candidiasis as an opportunistic infection

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Question 23

Describe Aspergillosis as an opportunistic infection

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Question 24

Describe Cryptococcosis as an opportunistic infection

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Question 25

Describe Zygomycosis/mucormycosis as an opportunistic infection

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Question 26

Describe Pneumocystitis as an opportunistic infection

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Question 27

What are the classifications of fungi?

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Moulds

Yeasts

Question 28

What are the types of moulds?

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Aseptate hyphae
-subcutaneous = Basidiobolus spp, Conidiobolus spp, Rhinosporidium spp

Systemic- Rhizopus spp, Absidia spp, Mucormycosis spp

Question 29

What are the classifications of yeasts?

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Question 30

What are the medically important fungi?

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Question 31

What’s the laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection steps?

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Question 32

Describe specimen collection and transportation

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Question 33

Describe fungal culture medium during selection and inoculation of media

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Question 34

Describe fungal culture -in selection and inoculation of media

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Question 35

What’s the significance of fungal stains in the direct examination of specimen ?

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Question 36

What’s the significance of hyphae?

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Question 37

What’s the significance of spores in fungi examination?

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Question 38

What’s the variations in continual structure?

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Question 39

What is Anti-fungal testing?

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Question 40

What is serological testing?

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Question 41

Explain control of infection

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