What are mushrooms?
Fungi are organisms, sometimes unicellular and sometimes multicellular. The cells unite one after another forming daughters (filaments).
How does it affect the human being?
Fungi can affect humans in three ways:
- By poisoning (toxic mushrooms).
- Parasitic infections (Candida and Trichophyton).
- Allergic reactions (allergy to mold).
Fungal diseases
Normally, fungi live harmoniously in the human body, but what happens when the immune system is weak or there are wounds on the skin?
The problem is that fungi cause diseases; superficial and easily treated in most cases , but in other cases, there are fungi that cause deep lesions and even reach the bloodstream and affect organs such as the lungs (sporotrichosis, histoplasmosis or aspergillosis among others).
Despite the existence of many diseases caused by fungi, the most relevant are:
- Pityriasis versicolor
- Tub
- Candidiasis
- Sporotrichosis
- Aspergillosis
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- histoplasmosis
Discovery
Fungal infection is confirmed by culturing a sample of sputum, feces, bone marrow, urine, blood, nails, cerebrospinal fluid, or other tissue or fluid that the specialist considers relevant to the investigation on a laboratory plate (mycological culture).
Treatment
The treatment must be prescribed by a specialist, who will also follow up.