Following is a list of fungi, their methods of entry into the body, and sites of infections they cause. Categorize each type of mycosis as cutaneous, opportunistic, subcutaneous, superficial, or systemic.
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Following is a list of fungi, their methods of entry into the body, and sites of infections they cause. Categorize each type of mycosis as cutaneous, opportunistic, subcutaneous, superficial, or systemic.
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Hi, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together most fungi gain entry into the body through the skin. Which of the following is a fungus that requires inhalation to cause disease. Is it answer choice? A H capsulatum? Answer choice be historica, answer choice. CT rubrum or answer choice. DC botulinum. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is the fungus that requires inhalation in order to cause disease. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about each of the following answer choices to determine which of the following is a fungus that requires inhalation to cause disease. And since we are looking for a fungus, we note that we can immediately eliminate answer choice. Be Historica since e historica is not a fungus and instead is a protozoan as well as answer choice. D since we note that C Boulin is not a fungus either and instead is a bacteria. And lastly, we know that we can eliminate answer choice. C since we note that T rubrum is the causative agent of athlete's foot, which is a fungus that gains entry to the body through the skin, which leaves us with only one remaining answer choice, which is answer choice A H capsulatum. And we can recall that histoplasmosis is a lung infection that is caused by breathing in Histoplasma, which we know that histoplasma is a fungus that lives in the environment in certain parts of the US and the world. So we know that people can get histoplasmosis by breathing in the fungus known as histoplasma. Which answer choice A is histoplasma capsulatum. So answer choice. A is the correct answer. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.

Following is a list of fungi, their methods of entry into the body, and sites of infections they cause. Categorize each type of mycosis as cutaneous, opportunistic, subcutaneous, superficial, or systemic.
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Key Concepts

Types of Mycosis

Fungal Entry Methods

Immune Response to Fungal Infections

Following is a list of fungi, their methods of entry into the body, and sites of infections they cause. Categorize each type of mycosis as cutaneous, opportunistic, subcutaneous, superficial, or systemic.<IMAGE>

Verified Solution

Key Concepts

Types of Mycosis

Fungal Entry Methods

Immune Response to Fungal Infections

Following is a list of fungi, their methods of entry into the body, and sites of infections they cause. Categorize each type of mycosis as cutaneous, opportunistic, subcutaneous, superficial, or systemic.
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