Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

The fungal host response is the process by which the host interacts with and responds to fungi that colonize or infect it. This includes defense mechanisms such as the immune response. Here ...

Fungal infections in India pose public health risks, with growing concerns of drug resistance, especially in vulnerable ...

Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans ...

Dogs who spend more time outside, like hunting dogs, may be at an increased risk of contracting a systemic fungal infection. Most of the systemic fungal infections, like histoplasmosis and ...

Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus, is infecting hospitalized patients. Learn about symptoms, risks and prevention ...

Jarrod French, PhD, associate professor at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, is the recipient of a yearlong grant totaling more than $140,000 from the University of Minnesota Office of ...

Explore top treatments to tackle stubborn fungal nail infections, with expert guidance from podiatrist Tamara Guerreiro Iglesias. The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you ...

Invasive fungal infections in children appear to have increased over the past few decades. Substantial differences compared with adult patients in risk factors, pathogen epidemiology ...

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