Fungi Diseases Flashcards
T/F: fungal diseases are more difficult to treat
True, bc these are eukaryotic
Fungal diseases are classified as mycoses, what are the 3 types of mycoses?
Systemic
Cutaneous
Opportunistic
How are systemic mycoses acquired?
Inhaling spores
What are the 3 unique characters tics of fungal spores?
They can be sexual or asexual
Sensitive to temperature
Used for identification
Most pathogenic fungi are ________ . At 25 degrees C are ______ like. At 37 degrees _______ like
Dimorphic, mold, yeast
What fungal infection do you get from inhaling spores in pigeon droppings?
Cryptococcosis
Histoplasmosis is a lung disease that is acquired by ________. What role does bird droppings play in this fungal disease?
Inhaling dirt.
Bird droppings fertilize the soil where the spores are
What fungal disease is NOT a huge concern for HIV patients?
Blastomycosis
__________ is not a huge concern with HIV patients and is an example of a systemic mycoses whose route of transmission is __________then it spreads to other areas of the body such as skin
Blastomycosis, inhalation of spores
Which fungi are examples of systemic mycoses?
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Histoplasmosis
Which of the systemic mycoses are the most serious for HIV patients?
Cryptococcosis
Coccidioidomycosis is acquired by inhalation of spores from ________
Cryptococcosis is acquired by inhalation of spores from ________
Histoplasmosis acquired by inhalation of spores from __________
Dust
pigeon droppings which contain spores
Dirt
Tineas can be infections in multple places and each have a different name. Which tinea is a fungal infection of the scalp?
Tinea capitis
Tineas can be infections in multple places and each have a different name. Which tinea is a fungal infection of the nail bed?
Tinea ungium
Tineas can be infections in multple places and each have a different name. Which tinea is a fungal infection of athletes foot?
Tinea pedis
