1 Board Certification is a voluntary process, and one that is very different from medical licensure. 2  Obtaining a medical license sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients, it is not specialty specific.
Fungal diseases are often caused by fungi that are common in the environment. Fungi live outdoors in soil and on plants and trees as well as on many indoor surfaces and on human skin.Most fungi are not dangerous, but some types can be harmful to health.spergillosis-Caused by the fungus Aspergillus and usually occurs in people with lung diseases or weakened immune systems. 1  Symptoms. 2  Risk and Prevention. 3  Diagnosis and Testing.
Plant Health Problems. Diseases caused by Fungi: Dutch elm disease, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi. This disease has important historical significance, especially here in Connecticut. The causal fungus is carried in the mouth and on the bodies of the elm bark beetle, and trees are inoculated during feeding in the early spring.