What are the effects of fungi on human body?

Answer 1

I assume you are asking this question as you think you have caught something from an animal? I can confirm it is perfectly possible to catch things from animals - a while ago I found a dying fox on the road so I picked her up and took her home, made her comfortable in a box in the shed so she could die with dignity and in comfort. She was riddled in mange and so weak when I picked her up that she allowed me to cuddle her, which i did by holding her across my chest (with clothes on obviously!). A week later, every time I had a shower my skin in the area I had held her really stung, 10 days later i was covered in what i can only describe as fox mange! Went to the GP who didn't know what i was talking about, went to vet, who looked at me, confirmed i had caught mange, wrote down what was required and sent me back to the doctors! It took six weeks to clear. Prior to that, I managed to catch ring worm from my dog! This IS a fungal infection of the skin. Easily treated and GP's do seem to know what this one is! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

1. Fungi can be used as a food source (i.e. mushrooms and meat substitutes, like Quorn). 2. Fungi are saprophytic, which means they live on dead, decaying matter. Therefore they break down dead organic wastes. 3. Antibiotics can be extracted from fungal sources. (e.g. penicillin) 4. Fungi secrete a lot of very useful enzymes. (e.g. cellulase and protease)

Answer 3

A fungus can grow where there is the right combination of temperature, moisture, and food. Fungal infections, such as Athlete's Foot, grow when there is a warm, moist spot (like in between your toes) and your skin becomes the food for the fungus.

Answer 4

They cause athlete's foot, ringworm and bronchial problems. Eating poisonous mushrooms can kill you.

Answer 5

a fungi is like a ring-worm. it is a rash that spreads in the body.

Answer 6

if you are a dutty person then fungi can affect you

Answer 7

Yes . It can enter the body by:Moldy Food, as the last person said "RIngworm", And other ways

Answer 8

Some types will grow under the nails.

Answer 9

It kills you