Mycotic Infections and Fungi

The fungal membrane contains cholesterol

Humoral defenses involving fluid-borne products of the immune system are active in most mycoses

Fungi generally grow better at temperatures of 25-30oC than at normal human body temperature of 37oC

Fungi require more O2 than is available in most human tissues (correct)

Inhaled spores initiate secondary pulmonary infections (SPI)

They are not virulent and cannot invade a healthy host

Diseases are transmissible & cause a long-term allergic reaction to fungal proteins

They are thermally dimorphic, occurring as hyphae in their natural habitat & converting to yeasts while growing as parasites at normal body temperature (correct)

They are not virulent and cannot invade a healthy host

They cause diseases that are transmissible and result in long-term allergic reactions to fungal proteins

They can cause infections in immunocompromised individuals (correct)

They are not endemic to certain geographic areas

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