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Fungal infections, or mycosis, are diseases caused by a fungus (yeast or mold). Fungal infections are most common on your skin or nails, but fungi (plural of fungus) can also cause infections in your mouth, throat, lungs, urinary tract and many other parts of your body.
Aspergillosis is an infection caused by a type of mold (fungus). The illnesses resulting from aspergillosis infection usually affect the respiratory system, but their signs and severity vary greatly. The mold that triggers the illnesses, aspergillus, is everywhere — indoors and outdoors.
Learn about each type of fungal infection, its symptoms, and treatments. Fungal infections come in different forms, like ringworm athlete’s foot, toenail fungus, yeast infections,...
Fungal infections of the skin are very common. Learn about symptoms, causes, and treatments for common fungal infections, including athlete's foot, jock itch, ringworm, and yeast infections.
There are millions of fungal species, but only a few hundred of them can make people sick. Fungal infections range from mild to life-threatening. People with weakened immune systems (from illness, age, or medical treatments like steroids) are at higher risk for most fungal infections.
An infection occurs when an invasive fungus becomes too much for the immune system to handle. We describe the most common types, including yeast infection, jock itch, and ringworm.
Learn about fungal infections like athlete’s foot, ringworm, yeast infections, and toenail fungus, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
Fungal skin infections are rarely serious. Learn about seven types, such as a yeast infection or ringworm. Also, get the facts on diagnosis, and prevention.
Systemic. Local fungal infections typically involve the skin (see Fungal Skin Infections), mouth (causing stomatitis), and/or vagina (causing candidal vaginitis) and may occur in normal or immunocompromised hosts.
Some fungi cause infections in people: Aspergillosis. Blastomycosis. Candidiasis. Coccidioidomycosis. Cryptococcosis. Histoplasmosis. Mucormycosis. Paracoccidioidomycosis. Sporotrichosis. Some fungi cause skin infections (see also Fungal Skin Infections.) Fungi can grow in two forms: Yeasts: Single round cells.