Fungal diseases became a major medical problem in the second half of the 20th century
when advances in modern medicine together with the HIV epidemic resulted in large …

In the past few years, fungal diseases caused estimated over 1.6 million deaths annually
and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal diseases (;). Public health surveillance …

Human fungal diseases differ fundamentally from other infections in diverse ways. As
eukaryotic pathogens, fungi share many similarities with their host cells, which impairs the …

Life expectancy in the West is the highest it has ever been, due to the introduction of better
hygiene practices and sophisticated medical interventions for cancer, autoimmunity and …

Discussion The epidemiology of fungal diseases is constantly evolving. Environmental
changes, medical advancements, emerging species, and diagnostic and therapeutic …

Fungi infect billions of people every year, yet their contribution to the global burden of
disease is largely unrecognized. Most are “relatively” minor infections, but millions contract …

Assessment of the global burden and epidemiologic trends of fungal diseases is critical to
prioritizing prevention strategies, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic interventions. The …

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Fungi cause more than a billion skin infections, more than 100 million mucosal infections, 10
million serious allergies and more than a million deaths each year. Global mortality owing to …

Invasive fungal diseases are on the increase globally. The World Health Organization fungal
priority pathogens list highlights fungi of critical or high importance to human health and …