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🍄 Day 5: Fungal Diseases and Drug Resistance

Fungal diseases are increasing worldwide, and some are becoming resistant to the drugs meant to treat them.

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🍄 Day 4: Lung Infections Won’t Go Away?

Certain fungal infections, including Valley fever, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis, can appear similar to pneumonia, which means they’re often overlooked or misdiagnosed.

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🍄 Day 3: Neglected Tropical Diseases

NTDs such as chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, & mycetoma primarily affect the skin. Without treatment, they can progress to severe outcomes including tissue fibrosis, bone damage, skin cancer, & even amputation.🧵 1/2

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🍄 Day 2: Fungi Are Everywhere

Fungal diseases can spread in several ways, through contact with an infected animal, from skin scrapes exposed to fungi in soil or plants, & by inhaling fungal spores in the air.
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🍄 Day 1: Think Fungus

Appropriate use of antifungals improves patient outcomes and is important for preserving available treatment options. (CDC.gov/fungal)

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