What is the diffi culty in ridding the epidermal tissues of certain dermatophytes?

To what do the terms ringworm and tinea refer?

What do the fungi actually feed upon?

Describe the consequences if a virulent fungal pathogen infects a severely compromised patient.

Is there any such thing as a harmless contaminant with these patients?

What is meant by the term keratophile?

What are the dermatophytoses?

Name several medical conditions that compromise the immunities of patients (see table 22.3).

Supply the linking words, phrases, additional lines (linkers), and concepts in the following concept map

Which phase of a fungal life cycle is best adapted to growing in a host’s body?
a. yeast $\hspace{1cm}$c. conidial
b. hyphal $\hspace{0.8cm}$d. fi lamentous

Using fi gure 22.3 as a guide, proceed to go through the procedures to diagnose this infection.

The geographic location of infection was important in this case. If the students in the case had all visited Brazil, what fungal pathogens would have been suspect (choose all that apply)? a. Histoplasma $\hspace{0.05cm}$c. Coccidioides b. Blastomyces $\hspace{0.05cm}$d. Paracoccidioides

Which of the following is the cause of mycotoxicosis?
a. Mucor $\hspace{1cm}$c. Pneumocystis
b. Aspergillus $\hspace{0.4cm}$d. Cryptococcus

Which fungus does not commonly cause systemic infection? a. Blastomyces $\hspace{0.2cm}$c. Cryptococcus b. Histoplasma $\hspace{0.2cm}$d. Malassezia