One of the commonest diseases seen in any community is due to fungal infections. It covers a wide range of fungus that affect people of all ages and gender. The study of human diseases caused by fungi (plural of fungus) is known as Medical Mycology and Mycosis is the term given to any disease caused by a fungus. As fungal infection commonly affects the groin, hence it is believed by many that fungal infections are confined to the skin. But is it so? Let us see. But before that, let us know what fungi are.
We had been taught in school that all living things are included either in plant or animal kingdoms. However, there are few organisms that do not fulfill the criteria for either of the above two kingdoms. Therefore, a new kingdom called Protista was created to include these organisms that include algae, protozoa, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Fungal diseases are often characterized by the use of a prefix that is either derived from the part of....
