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What features of the lungs make them a favorable site for fungal infections?
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Since the lung is an organ that helps us breathe, it involves gas exchange. The pulmonary infections caused by fungi are usually due to the inhalation of the spores, the lung will be affected because of the whole process of inhaling. The lungs are a large surface organ and are adapted to the diffusion process. For more efficient diffusion, the lung tissue is serous and moist, and such conditions favor the growth of fungi.
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1 of 2The fungal infection starts when the lungs inhale spores in the air. The effects become more harmful when the host's immune system weakens due to other diseases or factors.
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