This note covers
the following topics: Superficial Mycoses and Their Fungi, Dermatophyte and
Dermatophytosis, Dematiaceae and Subcutaneous Mycoses, Pathogenic Yeast:
Candidiasis, Pathogenic Yeasts: Neoformans Cryptococcosis, Histoplasmosis and
Ajellomyces (Histoplasma) capsulatum, Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis and
Coccidioides immitis, Aspergillosis and Mushrooms.
This note covers the following topics: Fungal classifications, Fungal
thallus types, Spores, Kinetics of fungal growth, The fungal cell wall, Biology
of yeasts, Hyphal aggregates, Life cycle regulation caused by hormones, Fungal
physiology and biochemistry.
In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of
fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases:
ringworm and athlete’s foot; thrush or candidiasis ; endemic, geographically
specific infections in North America and mycotoxins; and aspergillosis.