Chapter 22, Problem 1TMW

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason why antifungal drugs do little to reduce fungal toxicosis.

Introduction:

Fungi can be present in air, water, soil, and plants. Some fungi are present naturally in the human body and are called helpful fungi while others invade from outside and are called harmful fungi. Harmful fungi infect a person and they can be difficult to kill, because these fungi can survive in the form of spores and re-infect the person during recovery.