Nail fungus won’t go away on its own Once started, a fungal infection will not go away until the fungus is destroyed. Fungi are very tenacious and can survive for months in the fallen off skin scales. What, then, can you expect from a fungus lurking in the nails? Initially, the cells of the fungus enter the […]
Exactly 90 years ago, Ian Fleming presented to the world his discovery, the most important in medicine of the last century: an antibiotic! The first antibiotic, penicillin, was isolated from a mold that accidentally entered a colony of Staphylococcus aureus in a laboratory Petri dish. But this beneficial fungus is far from the only one. Many of […]
Pharyngitis is an inflammatory process that affects the lining of the throat. In the event that this disease is caused by various representatives of the fungal flora, they speak of pharyngomycosis . At the moment, this pathological process occurs quite often. At the same time, both adults and children are at risk. The clinical picture with pharyngomycosis is mainly represented by local inflammatory […]
Fungal infections, or dermatomycosis, are quite common in the population. They can be caused by different pathogens and localized in different parts of the body. Thus, the activity of the fungi Epidermophyton floccosum and other epidermophyton can lead to the development of epidermophytosis inguinal. The reasons for the development of the disease Epidermophytosis inguinal occurs as a result of infection […]
A fungal infection that affects the outer or middle ear, as well as the postoperative cavity that remains in the mastoid process, is called otomycosis . This disease is not accompanied by any specific clinical manifestations. It includes pain syndrome, ear discharge of varying volume, and impaired hearing function. This condition is quite difficult to treat. Despite this, in the overwhelming […]
Fungal diseases of the skin and nails belong to the group of human infectious diseases that cause disease-causing fungi. Fungal infections (or mycoses ) are different, but skin and nail lesions are among the most common mycoses. It is a contagious disease that spreads from person to person. Millions of people can infect you with mycosis According to medical statistics and epidemiological studies, in Russia […]