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- Fungi synthesize a seemingly limitless array of secondary metabolites, including many antibiotics, such as cyclosporin A, a revolutionary drug that inhibits the rejection of transplanted organs, and statins, which are widely used to treat elevated lipid and cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.
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Fungal infections are any disease or condition you get from a fungus. They usually affect your skin, hair, nails or mucous membranes but they can also infect your lungs or other parts of your body. You’re at higher risk for fungal infections if you have a weakened immune system.
Apr 16, 2016 · Among the microbes that live in us and on us, bacteria have gotten most of the attention. Now scientists are exploring the fungi and their effects on health.
- Bret Stetka
Few among the millions of fungal species fulfill four basic conditions necessary to infect humans: high temperature tolerance, ability to invade the human host, lysis and absorption of human tissue, and resistance to the human immune system.
Fungi must meet four criteria to infect humans: growth at human body temperatures, circumvention or penetration of surface barriers, lysis and absorption of tissue, and resistance to immune defenses, including elevated body temperatures.
Fungi Cause Human Allergy and Disease. There has been a growing appreciation of the impact of fungi on human health. Humans are routinely exposed to vast numbers of spores and inhale between 1,000 and 10 billion spores on a daily basis.
Apr 25, 2019 · For ages, fungi have been used by humans to transform their nutriments mostly through fermentation. For instance, yeasts are used in the traditional and modern food industry and can...
Jun 25, 2024 · In this Review, we provide a broad and comprehensive overview of the pathobiology of human fungal infections, focusing specifically on pathogens that can cause invasive life-threatening...
