Human diseases caused by the fungi

Question

Name some human diseases caused by the fungi?

Answer 1

The main human diseases caused by the fungi are: paracoccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, sporotrichosis, and systemic candidiasis. Fungi are as well responsible for numerous dermatologic diseases (or dermatomycosis) that influence the skin, the nails, the scalp, and so on. On other hand, numerous fungi are able to generate antibacterial substances which combat diseases. In Second World War, in German jails, Russian prisoners which accepted to eat moldy bread had less skin infection than such that who refused the food. In China, moldy soy sauce has millennial past utilization against infections. Penicillin, a potent antibiotic, was introduced in the year 1928 by Alexander Fleming when he examined the antibacterial activity of fungi from genus Penicillium.