Friday, December 7, 2007

APES Infectious Diseases (fungal/parasitic) - Shope

FUNGAL / PARASITIC



o mycoses
• scientific term for fungal diseases
• can lie dormant for years until touched

o “curse of the pharaohs”
• scientists and tomb raiders opened tombs
• breathed in air full of ancient fungal spores
• got very sick


o worms
• 60% of human population of the world is infected with some type of worm… most: unknowingly
• some help (aid digestion, etc.)
• a parasite
• won’t try to kill host… it would die too

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