10-year survival rate for Lupus: 90 percent live at least 10 years after diagnosis (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC).
(Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.
Phytophthora disease has many different strains that affect many plant species. The type that most commonly affects cedar trees is also known as phytophthora lateralis, or Port-Orford-Cedar Root Disease. A cedar damaged by this disease will have roots that appear to be wet, as the roots take on a very dark color.he two most common types of cedar trees, Western Red Cedar and Eastern White Cedar, are often affected by root diseases and fungal infections such as root rot, Phytophthora disease, and cedar-apple rust.