Types of Fungal Diseases

Fungi are everywhere. There are approximately 1.5 million different species of fungi on Earth, but only about 300 of those are known to make people sick.1,2 Fungal diseases are often caused by fungi that are common in the environment. Fungi live outdoors in soil and on plants and trees as well as on many indoor surfaces and on human skin. Most fungi are not dangerous, but some types can be harmful to health.

Aspergillosis collapsed

Blastomycosis collapsed

Candidiasis collapsed

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) collapsed

C. neoformans cryptococcosis collapsed

C. gattii cryptococcosis collapsed

Dermatophytes (fungal skin and nail infections) collapsed

Fungal Keratitis collapsed

Histoplasmosis collapsed

Mucormycosis collapsed

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) collapsed

Sporotrichosis collapsed

Other pathogenic fungi collapsed

References

Garcia-Solache MA, Casadevall A. Global warming will bring new fungal diseases for mammals. mBio 2010;1.
Hawksworth DL. The magnitude of fungal diversity: the 1.5 million species estimate revisited. Mycol Res 2001;105:1422-32.