"Terminology "
"The innate immune response to mucormycosis is supplied by mononuclear and polymorphonuclear phagocytes. Only by overcoming these mechanisms can spores germinate into hyphal forms, i.e. the angioinvasive form of infection.While most spores can reach the distal alveolar spaces due to their size, larger spores (>10 µm) may lodge in the nasal turbinates, potentially causing isolated sinusitis 1,2. Even immunocompetent hosts can develop slowly progressing pulmonary mucormycosis when exposed to inhalation of a high spore inoculum 1."
"Pulmonary mucormycosis is an opportunistic pulmonary fungal infection from a fungus belonging to the order Mucorales."
"Zygomycosis (pulmonary zygomycosis) is a superseded term that had under its umbrella multiple species of fungi that were from different orders (e.g. Mucorales and Entomophthorale)."
"Agents of mucormycosis are ubiquitous fungi commonly found in decaying organic substrates, including but not limited to bread, fruits, vegetable matter, soil, compost piles and animal excreta. They comprise a group of filamentous fungi in the subphylum Mucoromycotina with spores ranging from 3-11 µm in diameter. Thus easily aerosolised and dispersed they can cause infections in humans by either inhalation or when introduced through a cutaneous or percutaneous route. Although frequently harmless for the immunocompetent, they are capable of causing severe, frequently life-threatening infections in humans 1,2."
"Agents of mucormycosis are ubiquitous fungi commonly found in decaying organic substrates, including but not limited to bread, fruits, vegetable matter, soil, compost piles and animal excreta. They comprise a group of filamentous fungi in the subphylum Mucoromycotina with spores ranging from 3-11 µm in diameter. Thus easily aerosolised and dispersed they can cause infections in humans by either inhalation or when introduced through a cutaneous or percutaneous route. Although frequently harmless for the immunocompetent, they are capable of causing severe, frequently life-threatening infections in humans 1,2."
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"Terminology "
"Microbiology"
"Pathogenesis and immunology"
"Diagnosis"
"Zygomycosis (pulmonary zygomycosis) is a superseded term that had under its umbrella multiple species of fungi that were from different orders (e.g. Mucorales and Entomophthorale)."