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It is the third most common serious human fungal infection, after aspergillosis and candidiasis. [ 49 ] Diabetes is the main underlying disease in low and middle-income countries, whereas, blood cancers and organ transplantation are the more common underlying problems in developed countries. [ 20 ]
Most species of Mucor are unable to infect humans and endothermic animals due to their inability to grow in warm environments close to 37 degrees. Thermotolerant species such as Mucor indicus sometimes cause opportunistic, and often rapidly spreading, necrotizing infections known as Zygomycosis .
A few species cause human and animal disease. [2] References Voigt, Kerstin; Wöstemeyer, Johannes (2001). "Phylogeny and origin of 82 zygomycetes from all 54 genera ...
Zygomycosis is the broadest term to refer to infections caused by bread mold fungi of the zygomycota phylum. However, because zygomycota has been identified as polyphyletic, and is not included in modern fungal classification systems, the diseases that zygomycosis can refer to are better called by their specific names: mucormycosis [1] (after Mucorales), phycomycosis [2] (after Phycomycetes ...
M. racemosus is a rare agent of human disease, typically only associated with opportunistic infection of immunocompromised individuals such as children, elderly and diseased patients (HIV, Ebola etc.). [11] It is an agent of Mucormycosis, a potentially life-threatening infection often involving the head airways. [4]
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [5] [13] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic.
The causal agents of mucormycosis may also produce toxins like agroclavine which is toxic to humans, sheep and cattle. [7] This infection usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals but is rare. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Common risk factors associated with primary cutaneous mucormycosis is ketoacidosis, neutropenia, acute lymphobloastic leukemia ...
Cunninghamella bertholletiae can infect a wide variety of human tissue types, [3] exhibits hyphal growth in the body [6] and is angioinvasive. [2] Like other Mucorales, under appropriate host conditions, it can grow very aggressively and destroy tissue structure. [3] Typically, initial pathology is from thrombosis and infarction. [7]