Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Fungi that causes diseases in human are called as Pathogenic Fungus. Fungi may infect different part of the body differently. It may enter human body through different channels such as respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and blood vessels and can affect different organs of body. Fungi responsible for infections limited to the outer surface of hair and skin cause superficial mycoses. These types of infection involve diseases like Piedra or Tinea which are infections of skin and hair.

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