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Which among the following is the most common type of fungal disease that we see in humans?
Which among the following is the most common type of fungal disease that we see in humans?
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The correct option is D Ringworm
Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton are the most common genera of fungi that cause ringworm in humans. Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Ringworm is a misnomer, since a fungus, not a worm, causes the infection. The lesion caused by this infection resembles a worm in the shape of a ring, hence the name ringworm is given.
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Typhoid is caused by bacterium Salmonella typhi.
Plague is caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis.
Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton are the most common genera of fungi that cause ringworm in humans. Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Ringworm is a misnomer, since a fungus, not a worm, causes the infection. The lesion caused by this infection resembles a worm in the shape of a ring, hence the name ringworm is given.
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Typhoid is caused by bacterium Salmonella typhi.
Plague is caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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