What diseases are caused by fungi?

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Elias Aboujaoude · Accepted Answer

Fungi cause diseases in plants , animals as well as animals.

The following is a list of illnesses that fungi can cause in humans, animals, and plants. Plant Disease and Causative Agent: 1) Wilt of Tomato, Cotton, and Banana - Fusarium oxysporus 2) Red rot of Sugarcane - Collectotrichum falcatum 3) Maize Smut - Ustilago maydis 4) Black rust of Wheat - Puccinia graminis tritici 5) Downy mildew of Cereals - Sclerospora graminicola Animal disease and its causative agent: 1) Pencillin sps - Penicillin sps 2) aspergillosis - Aspergillus sps 3) athlete's foot - Tinea rubrum 4) ring worm - Trichophyton 5) mucomycosis - Mucor, Rhizopus Human diseases and their causative agents: 1) Aspergillosis; 2) ring worm; 3) Candidiasis; 4) otomycosis; 5) geotrichosis; 6) Aspergillus fumigans; 7) Aspergillus niger;

Ivy Acosta · Answer

undefined Mycoses, or fungi-related illnesses, can affect any part of the body and can be superficial (like skin infections) or systemic (like internal organs). Athlete's foot, ringworm, candidiasis (yeast infection), aspergillosis, and histoplasmosis are examples of common fungal diseases.