scab. 1  An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing. 2  The mange, especially when it appears on sheep. 3  Any of several different diseases of potatoes producing pits and other damage on their surface, caused by streptomyces bacteria (but formerly believed to be caused by a fungus).
Diabetes complications from fungus infections in the toenails and fingernails can lead to amputations of the entire limbs. To understand how serious fungal toenails can be to a diabetic, you must first understand how diabetes affects the body.
Fungal pathogens affecting amphibians include the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which has been has been implicated as the cause of significant population decline of amphibians in the Americas and Australia (Berger et al. 1998, Carey et al.verview of Amphibian Diseases. Disease has been implicated as a factor in the decline of amphibian populations worldwide (Blaustein et al. 1994b, Laurance et al. 1996, Berger et al. 1998, Daszak 2000, Kiesecker et al.