tinea unguium (infection of the nails)
Tinea unguium is the latin name for a fungal infection of the nail. It can be caused by the dermatophytes:
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton
Microsporum
The deuteromycete fungus Tinea can cause a disease in humans called tinea pedis, commonly known as athlete's foot. This condition often results in itchy, red, and scaly skin between the toes.
Fungal diseases are caused by various types of fungi that can infect plants, animals, and humans. These diseases can range from mild skin infections to more serious conditions that affect internal organs. Treatment typically involves antifungal medications.
Yes. Most common forms would be tinea pedis (athletes foot), tinea corporis (ring worm), but fungi can also cause pneumonia.
Ringworm, Athletes Foot, Vaginal yeast infections.
It is a fungal disease caused by a fungus Tinea
Onychomycosis is the medical term for a fungal infection of a fingernail or toenail. It can cause the nail to become discolored, thickened, and brittle. Treatment may involve antifungal medications.
No, tinea is a fungi in a virus athletes foot
Tinea apicimaculella was created in 1875.
Tinea is also called ringworm. They are a group of fungal infections of the skin (dermatophytes)(skin flowers). The names of the pathogen are many but the most common or familiar are: Epidermophyton floccosum or Microsporum spp or Trichophyton spp.
Tinea versicolor is not related to diet.
The difference between Tinea pedis and Tinea cruris is that pedis occurs on the foot while cruris occure on the groin and the similarity is that they are both fugal infection. :)
Candidiasis Cryptococcosis Titea pedis Tinea captis Tinea corporis Histoplasmosis Blastomycosis Coccidiodomycosis Tinea Barbae Thrush
Tinea barbae and tinea cruris are both treated by using antifungal creams or lotions available over-the-counter, such as Lotrimin or Monistat.
"An-an" (white spots) is the Tagalog name for tinea versicolor.
scientific name=tinea pedis caused by dermatophytes
Onychomycosis means fungal infection of the nail. It is the most common disease of the nails and constitutes about a half of all nail abnormalities.This condition may affect toenails or fingernails, but toenail infections are particularly common. The prevalence of onychomycosis is about 6-8% in the adult population. Onychomycosis caused by dermatophytes is also known as tinea unguium (tinea of the nails).Very common fungus infections of the nails, causing thickening, roughness, and splitting, often caused by Trichophyton rubrum or T. mentagrophytes, Candida, and occasionally molds. Synonim: ringworm of nails.
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