fungal infection

fungal infection

Etymology: L, fungus, mushroom, inficere, to stain

any inflammatory condition caused by a fungus. Most fungal infections are superficial and mild, though persistent and difficult to eradicate. Some, particularly in older, debilitated, or immunosuppressed or immunodeficient people, may become systemic and life threatening. Some kinds of fungal infections are aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, and histoplasmosis.

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fungal infection,

n an infection caused by a fungus or yeast organism.

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fungal

pertaining to or caused by a fungus.

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fungal disease

the three principal manifestations are the skin infections, the dermatophytoses, systemic infections such as coccidioidomycoses, and the mycotoxicoses, the fungal poisonings.

fungal hypersensitivity

may occur in animals; possibly the cause of fungal kerion.

fungal hyphae

see hypha.

fungal infection

see mycosis.

fungal mastitis

see Table 16.

fungal slide culture

a method of culturing fungi that allows good visualization of conidia for identification purposes.

fungal toxins

there are a large number of known poisonous fungi, some of which grow on living plants, many of them visible on the outside of the plant, many of them growing inside the plant and therefore not visible. Many more grow on stored feed such as grain and hay. The best known fungal toxins include aflatoxin, citrinin, ergotamine, fumonisins, ergovaline, ochratoxin, phomopsin, slaframine, sporidesmin, trichothecenes (e.g. satratoxin, deoxynivalenol), zearalenone.

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Patient discussion about fungal infection.

Q. What is the best way to treat fungal infection so it wont come back every year at the same time?? I don't know where I got it from- maybe caught it in a public shower,some people say it develops while the foot is in the shoe for long hours- I'm not sure- but every fall, for like 5 years now, I've been having this fungal infection in a few spots in my feet. usually in the same exact spots and ewvery year another one show up. what to do to make it go away?? it's real ugly and itchy, can't stand it. any help would be appreciated...

A. i also used to have fungal infections (Athlete's foot). i just applied a topical anti fungal cream to treat it and then continued applying it for prevention and started to use sandals in public showers. and thank god, i don't have any now.

Q. Can any food help him fight with fungal infections? I am worried about my friend as he often gets fungal infections on his body. Every six month he will have infections the doctor will give him some cream to apply and some medicine to eat. Last time it was very severe. He gets cured in a month but remains with a weak body which makes him susceptible to cold. He does not take his diet well. But he loves food with good taste. Can any food help him fight with fungal infections?

A. People with regular exposure to fungus should have yoghurt, garlic, clove or clove oil. Herbals like rosemary, tea tree oil and goldenseal have antifungal properties. These can help to reduce the growth of fungus. But any food item which strengthens immune system is also important in the controlling fungal infections to some extent.
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