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See CDC Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungus that lives in the environment throughout the world. People can become infected with C. neoformans after breathing in the microscopic fungus, although most people who are exposed…

Fungi are nonmotile eukaryotes. They secrete exoenzymes into the environment, then absorb the digested nutrients. Most are saprophytes that decompose dead organic matter, but some are parasites of plants, animals,…

Helpful Links:  CDC Scabies is caused by skin infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei which is an arthropod (member of the class Arachnida). Like many other infectious diseases, it is transmitted by…

Helminths that parasitize humans are diverse, ranging from barely visible roundworms (0.3 mm) to huge tapeworms (25 m long). Worm infection usually provokes an increase in granular leukocytes called eosinophils,…

Parasites encompasses fungi, protozoa, including amoebae and flagellates, as well as multicellular parasites such as (roundworms) and platyhelminthes (flatworms). Lice Lice are parasites that can be found on the body. See CDC…

Many factors affect whether you will be more or less suceptible to viral infection and the course of a viral infection. Factors which are important include the genotype of the…

Arbo Map (map by CDC of disease presence such as dengue, west nile).  Maculopapular Rash Diseases caused by Viruses Measles (Rubeola): Every year hundreds of thousands of childen in the developing…

See CDC Introduction: Pneumococcal disease is a name for any infection caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus. Bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, can cause many types of infections. Some of these infections…

See CDC Pneumonia is common across all age groups but it is a leading cause of death among the old and immunosupressed. There are two broad classifications, community acquired pneumonia (CAP) and hospital…