Nutritional Diseases - Extension Veterinary Medicine
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Fungal Diseases
4-H Veterinary Science
Extension Veterinary Medicine
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M System
http://aevm.tamu.edu
Objectives
Describe dermatophytosis
Describe dermatophilosis
Describe mycoses
List the systemic mycotic diseases
Remember
Five infectious diseases
Bacterial
Viral
Fungal
Parasitic
Rickettsial
Infectious disease
An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its
toxic products that arises through transmission of
that agent or its products from an infected person,
animal or reservoir to a susceptible host, either
directly or indirectly
Overview
Fungi
Microorganisms that can infect various tissues of
animals
Called
Mycoses
Mycotic infections
Fungal infections
Single organism – fungus
Multiple organisms – fungi
Affect
Superficial skin
Various body systems
Skin
Dermatophytosis
Aka ringworm
Infects skin of
Dogs
Cats
Horses
Cattle pigs
Humans
Sheep
Goats
Transmission
Direct contact
Fomites: (any inanimate object or substance capable
of carrying infectious organisms)
Soil
Bedding
Carpet
Furniture
Tack
Blankets
Brushes
Clippers
Infected animals
Humans
Young are most susceptible
Symptoms
Characteristic lesions
Hair loss
Scaly around loss
Circumscribed edges
Raised and reddened
Pruritus
Diagnosis
Skin scrapings
Culture
Treatment
Spontaneous recovery
Prevent spread
Dermatophilosis
Aka Rain Gall
Cutaneous (skin)
Infects
Horses
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Transmission
Vectors
Biting flies
Exudative dermatitis
Symptoms
Scabs
Raised, crusty lumps covered with hair
“Paintbrush lesion”
Develop
Lower legs
Chest
Back
Hips
Diagnosis
Cultures
Biopsies
Skin scrapings
General
Systemic mycoses
Infect body systems
Cutaneous
Respiratory
Digestive
Diagnosis
Radiographs
Culture
Serology
Skin immunologic tests
Diseases
Aspergillosis
Candidosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmisis
Blastomycosis
Sporotrichosis