Auntie Mycolina’s Fungus
Your Great Aunt Mycolina is susceptible to fungal infections. You need to come up with
1) a course of care and
2) a plan to prevent future exposure to this fungus.
Find your assigned topic from “Related Issues” and “Specifics” columns in the assignment table below.
Read both topics and come up with a plan for your Great Aunt Mycolina.
Your course of care and plan to prevent future infections should each be a minimum of one page of double
spaced essay. Upload your completed assignment to the TurnItIn link by Wednesday the 18th at 11:59pm.
Do not procrastinate!
Main Link
https://medlineplus.gov/fungalinfections.html
Related Issues
A. Cancer Patients and Fungal Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
B. Hospitalized Patients and Fungal Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
C. Medications that Weaken Your Immune System and Fungal Infections (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention)
D. Organ Transplant Patients and Fungal Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
E. Outbreaks and Investigations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
F. Stem Cell Transplant Patients and Fungal Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Specifics
1. Blastomycosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
2. Cryptococcosis (C. gattii) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
3. Cryptococcosis (C. neoformans) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
4. Fungal Diseases: Ringworm (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
5. Fungal Keratitis (American Academy of Ophthalmology) Also in Spanish
6. Fungal Meningitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
7. Fungal Sinusitis (American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery)
8. Mucormycosis (Zygomycosis) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
9. Nail Fungal Infections (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
10. Nail Fungus (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
11. Sporotrichosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
12. Tinea Versicolor (American Academy of Dermatology)