Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Causes and Treatment of Fungal disease Mycosis on Humans


The high rates mortality caused by fungal infections and high toxicity of the compounds. Mycosis caused by Fungi are common and can develop fungal diseases. As this ranks the 4th common infection among the people

They mostly affect the Individuals with weakened immune systems and people under steroid treatments or people taking chemotherapy. This can be classified as Superficial mycoses, Cutaneous mycoses, Subcutaneous mycoses, Systemic mycoses due to opportunistic pathogens, Systemic mycoses due to primary pathogens based on the initial colonization on the tissue level.

Superficial mycoses generally outermost layers of the skin and hair whereas Cutaneous mycoses penetrates deeper into the epidermis which may affect and cause invasive hair and nail diseases. Subcutaneous mycoses cause infection in dermis, mus
cle, subcutaneous tissues, fascia, Systemic mycoses involves opportunistic pathogens and causes infections in patients with immune deficiencies. Systemic mycoses due to primary pathogens originate initially in the lungs and may spread to many organ systems.


These kind of mycosis diseases can be prevented before its spread such as maintaining the skin clean and dry keeping maintaining good hygiene. As these are fungal infection care must be taken after getting in contact with people and animals.

Generally antifungal drugs are used to treat this kind of infection that also involves the nature of infection, systemic and tropical agents. The drug includes fluconazole, used as a basic vaccine for antifungal infection and amphotericin B that acts on the treatment of most severe fungal infection. Sometimes Fungal in the form of yeast infects the vagina and can cause Candida albicans that is treated with external ointments like tioconazole

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