INTRODUCTION Flashcards
1
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refers to infections cause by Fungi
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Mycosis
2
Q
major factors responsible for the increase in the number of fungal
infections are alterations in the host:
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- number of immunocompromised individual
- predisposing factors
3
Q
Certain fungal diseases are considered endemic to particular areas
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Geographic groupings
4
Q
Concerned with how fungal disease is transmitted
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Epidemiologic groupings
5
Q
Scientific grouping according to morphologic and cultural
characteristics
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Taxonomy groupings
6
Q
Classification as to type of mycoses produced
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Topographic groupings
7
Q
Fungi taxonomy: Vast array of organisms
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Mushroom, rust and smuts, molds and mildews, and yeast
8
Q
Categorized into 4 well-established phyla:
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- zygomycota
- ascomycota
- basidiomycota
- deuteromycota
