Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections information

Global Action For Fungal Infections (GAFFI), is an international foundation focussed on raising awareness of and collecting worldwide data on fungal disease...

Superficial fungal infections include common tinea of the skin, such as tinea of the body, groin, hands, feet and beard, and yeast infections such as pityriasis...

the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections, every year there are around 1 million cases of blindness due to fungal keratitis. A case of fungal keratitis...

chief executive of Global Action For Fungal Infections (GAFFI) (2013-2023), which focusses on the global impact of fungal disease. He became the director...

Infectious Diseases in 1989. She is senior advisor for the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections. She was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia...

from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their...

sepsis, treatment of serious bacterial infections and sexually transmitted infections as well as addressing global access to new and strategically important...

other neglected infections occur in the United States at the same rate as in Nigeria. Within the Hispanic community, neglected infections are concentrated...

rate. Infections of the respiratory tract and middle ear are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Some respiratory infections of global significance...

emerging agent of infection. As an opportunistic pathogen, it is able to cause both systemic and superficial infections. Inhalation of fungal spores, which...

to identify asymptomatic infections. These biomarkers have been established as a non-invasive way to detect malarial infections. In addition, these volatile...

the spread of fungal infections. Molds can live on wall and floor tiles and on shower curtains. Mold can be responsible for infections, cause allergic...

interrogans causing leptospirosis, and chromobacterium violaceum. Fungal infections may lead to chromoblastomycosis, blastomycosis, mucormycosis, and...

bacterial, parasitic, viral, and fungal infections that are common in low income countries but receive little funding to address them. Neglected tropical...

has written about the impact of climate change on fungal infections, especially fungal infections caused by the drug-resistant fungus Candida Auris,...

that can ruin the crop and reduce yield. Fusarium wilt is a soil-borne fungal disease that will quickly kill younger basil plants. Seedlings may be killed...

rust. It affects plants in the family Myrtaceae. It is a member of the fungal complex called the guava rust (Puccinia psidii) group. The spores have a...

U.S. healthcare system costs in 2018 (11 Jan), a study indicates fungal infections may be causing millions more deaths annually than thought (12 Jan)...

an increase in cases of conjunctivitis, diarrhoea, dysentery, and fungal infections. Kiribati is the country with the third highest prevalence of smoking...

C; Hodson, Elisabeth M (10 November 2023). "Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023 (11): CD001321...

and bloodstream infections. While one study suggests a large proportion of resistant E. coli isolates causing bloodstream infections in people could emanate...

1981, the company received approval for Diflucan (fluconazole), the first oral treatment for severe fungal infections including candidiasis, blastomycosis...

predators and pollution, Chytridiomycosis, a fungal infection accidentally spread by human travel, globalization, and the wildlife trade, has caused severe...

World Wildlife Fund found that 60% of global biodiversity loss is attributable to meat-based diets, in particular from the use of land for feed crops, resulting...

caused a cluster of infections in Wuhan, eventually leading to the COVID-19 pandemic. A small number of cats and dogs tested positive for the virus during...

treatment can lead to higher levels of viral infections in colonies. High doses of treatment or the use of miticides for an extended period of time can lead to...

valuable, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-parasitic, anti-tumor and immunosuppressive agents produced by the modular action of multi-enzymatic, multi-domains...