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Athlete's foot disease in humans is caused by :
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Bacterium
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Virus
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Fungus
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Worm
Fungi causing hair loss are ______________.
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Keratophilous
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Pyrophilous
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Coprophilous
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None of the above
Ringworm infection is caused by
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Wuchereria
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Trichophyton
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Ascaris
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Aedes
Trichophyton is a genus of fungi which includes the parasitic diseases that cause athlete's foot, ringworm, jock itch, and similar infections of the nail, beard, skin and scalp. Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affected. Ringworm can spread from other animals or between people.
Ringworm in humans caused by
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Fungi
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Nematodes
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Viruses
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Bacteria
- Ringworm or Dermatophytosis is a fungal infection caused by Dermatophytosis (Trichophyton and Microsporum fungi).
- The causative agent feeds on Keratin.
- Symptoms and Stages of a Ringworm Infection Itchy skin.,Red, scaly, or cracked skin.,A ring-shaped rash (from which ringworm gets its name), Hair loss in the affected area (if the hair was present).Hence Ringworm in humans caused by Fungi.
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So, the correct answer is 'Fungi'.
Athlete's foot is also called
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Tinea pedis
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Tinea capitis
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Rickettsia
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Candida albicans
- Athlete's foot is a fungal infection that affects the upper layer of the skin of the foot, especially when it is warm, moist and irritated.
- It is caused by the fungus 'Trichophyton'.
- Trichophyton rubrum is the most common fungus that causes Athlete's foot.
- Symptoms include Itching and burning, dry skin, scaling, Inflammation, Blisters lead to cracking of the skin.
- Athlete's foot is also called as Tinea pedis, Tinea pedum, Ringworm of the foot.
- So, the correct answer is 'Tinea pedis'.
Ringworms are caused by
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I and II
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II and III
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III and IV
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I and IV
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II and IV
Ringworm is a contagious fungal infection caused by mould-like parasites that live on the cells in the outer layer of your skin. It can be spread from Human to human. Ringworm often spreads by direct, skin to skin contact with an infected person. It is caused by Haemophilus and Epidermophyton.
Hence, Ringworms are caused by Haemophilus and Epidermophyton.]
So, the correct answer is 'III and IV'.
Ringworm in human is caused by:
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Fungi
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Viruses
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Bacteria
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Nematode
A disease ''X'' causes the following symptoms.
i. Athlete's foot
ii. Barber's itch
iii. Dhobie''s itch
iv. Infections of scalp and nail
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Itching disease
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Ringworm infection
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Skin disease
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Rashes
Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that affects the skin of scalp, feet, groin, beard and also nails. It is a contagious disease that spreads from person to person or contact with fomites. The disease is also called Athlete's foot when the pathogen infects the foot. It is also called Barber's itch as if infects barbers commonly. It is called Dhobie's itch as washerman come in contact with infected clothes and get the disease. Thus, the correct answer is option B.
Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungal infection?
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Ringworm
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Cancer
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Filaria
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Typhoid
- Ringworm is an infection of the skin caused by a fungal infection. Ring worm is characterised by the ring shaped rashes on the skin, itching, yellowing or decolouration of the affected area. It may also result in hair loss, if it infects the areas covered by hair. It is spread through skin contact with infected person.
- Filaria is caused by a roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti while Typhoid fever is due to bacterial infection caused by Salmonella Typhi
'Athlete's foot' is caused by
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Tinea pedis
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Tinea capitis
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Candida albicans
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Rickettsia
Athelete's foot is caused by a fungi known as Tinea pedi. The fungus can be caught by contact with an infected person or by contact with contaminated surface. So, the correct option is 'Tinea pedis'.