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Pathogenic fungi from a medical perspective

Projekt realizowany w trybie zdalnym (ONLINE)
:: Projekt UP (Szczegóły)
Adresaci
szkoła podstawowa - klasy VII-VIII (P7-8), szkoła ponadpodstawowa, rodzice
Dla niepełnosprawnych
niepełnosprawnych ruchowo, z innymi niepełnosprawnościami
Forma prezentacji
prezentacja multimedialna, wykład
Nauki i sztuki
nauki biologiczne, nauki medyczne
Przedmioty
biologia, medycyna
Organizator
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie
Wydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej
Autorzy
lek. wet. Dominik Łagowski (kierownik),
dr hab., prof. uczelni Sebastian Gnat, dr hab., prof. uczelni Aneta Nowakiewicz
Terminy
Czas trwania projektu: 1 godz. (45 min.)
Edycja zakończona
Poniedziałek 2021-09-20 10:00 - 11:00
Wolne miejsca: 30
Idź do prezentacji on-line

In recent years, there has been evident “epidemiological renaissance” of zoophilic mycoses caused by various species of fungi. One of the most frequently diagnosed pathogenic fungi are dermatophytes which have an ability to invade keratinized structures, such as superficial cornified skin layers, hair, and less often nails and claws,  causing a superficial cutaneous infection. Depending on the reservoir and route of transmission, dermatophytes may be of anthropophilic (human), zoophilic (animals), or geophilic (soil) origin. Dermatophytoses affected millions of people and animals around the world. Moreover, the number of difficult to treat cases indicate that dermatophytosis remains a challenging public health problem. Particularly troublesome are zoophilic species of dermatophytes which live on animals, but their transfer to humans is possible and frequent. It usually takes place through reservoirs, which may be the animals themselves, their fur or objects they came into contact with.  Zoophilic dermatophytes isolated from animals are responsible for symptomatic infections, but they are also often asymptomatic, making an animal a carrier. In this case they may become a source of epidemics. The scenario where dermatophyte-induced zoonoses reached a frequency above the current coronavirus pandemic is now being processed in India. Can it also appear in Europe? Scientific evidence points to the phenomenon of high infectivity of zoophilic dermatomycoses among humans. In the last few years, the interest in having animals as pets has increased dramatically in many countries with increasing number of such pets cohabiting and feeding with their owners and members of their households in the majority of cases. Owing to such close contact between pets and their owners on one hand, and pets and the rest of the household members on the other, a high possibility of transmission of dermatophyte infections to humans exist especially from pets that are asymptomatic carriers.  These factors undoubtedly indicate that reaching the state of the epidemic is getting closer to us. Furthermore, yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida and Cryptococcus are nowadays new pathogens called “superbug fungus” which caused panic worldwide. Recent reports showed that yeast-like fungi can cause severe invasive healthcare infections, which mostly affect critically ill patients and cause substantial morbidity and mortality. The spectrum of fungal infections does not end with this group either.  Mold and allergenic fungi as well as dimorphic pathogens should also be mentioned. Interested? More about these eukaryotic pathogens has to be told in the project.

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