Chap 12/13 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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-infect skin, hair, nails
-athlete’s foot-tinea pedis
A
superficial fungi
2
Q
infect deeper layers of the skin
A
subcutaneous fungi
3
Q
-normal microbiota that only cause disease under certain conditions
-candida(thrush)and pneumocystis(lungs)
A
opportunistic fungi
4
Q
can cause disease even in otherwise healthy people (mold, inhaled)
A
Systemic fungi
5
Q
produced by Aspergillus species; found in grains, peanuts
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Aflatoxins
6
Q
fungal diseases are referred to as
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mycosis
7
Q
a sexually transmitted flagellate that colonizes the genital tract
A
Trichomonas
8
Q
schistosomiasis is a disease caused by
A
Fluke
