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.
Pathogenic fungi are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. The study of pathogenic fungi is referred to as  medical mycology .. Although fungi are eukaryotic organisms, many pathogenic fungi are also microorganisms. Fungicides, such as ziram are used to protect plants against fungal infections.ryptococcus neoformans is the major human and animal pathogen. Cryptococcus laurentii and Cryptococcus albidus have been known to occasionally cause moderate-to-severe disease in human patients with compromised immunity.