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Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, [ 2 ] is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859, and currently found predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems. O. unilateralis infects ants of the tribe Camponotini, with the full pathogenesis being characterized by ...
Prognosis. Good with treatment, poor if widespread disease [ 1] Sporotrichosis, also known as rose handler's disease, [ 2] is a fungal infection that may be localised to skin, lungs, bone and joint, or become systemic. [ 2][ 4] It presents with firm painless nodules that later ulcerate. [ 3]
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. [ 2 ] Infection typically occurs by contact with the skin, inhalation, or intestinal absorption. [ 9 ] Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. [ 1 ]
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [ 5][ 13] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic. [ 3][ 6] Superficial fungal infections include common tinea of the skin, such as tinea of the body, groin, hands, feet and beard, and ...
Tinea cruris, also known as jock itch, is a common type of contagious, superficial fungal infection of the groin and buttocks region, which occurs predominantly but not exclusively in men and in hot-humid climates. [ 3][ 4] Typically, over the upper inner thighs, there is an intensely itchy red raised rash with a scaly well-defined curved ...
Dr. Aniruddha Hazra, MD, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor of medicine at UChicago Medicine, who was not involved in the new research, said this type of rash may look like ...
Dermatophyte. Dermatophyte (from Greek δέρμα derma "skin" ( GEN δέρματος dermatos) and φυτόν phyton "plant") [ 1] is a common label for a group of fungus of Arthrodermataceae that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans. [ 2] Traditionally, these anamorphic (asexual or imperfect fungi) mold genera are: Microsporum ...
Black widow spider bites. What they look like: When a black widow spider bites, it typically causes a painful pinprick sensation. The site of the bite then swells slightly and forms a red rash ...