Fungi, bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
Examples of opportunistic infections are given here for your sake. You can get the list of such examples in the given article. Moreover you would be able to know that what is opportunistic infection and how it leads a person to the life threatening disease that is AIDS. Here are some of the more common HIV opportunistic infections: 1  Candidiasis (thrush): a fungal infection in the mouth, throat, or vagina. 2  Cryptococcus neoformans (Crypto): a fungus that can lead to meningitis, a serious inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. 1 Opportunistic mycosis a fungal or fungus-like disease occurri} DUPipeline_QISnippet_FirstGood_Snippet_v1: {},{-1|-1|1|Opportunistic Fungal Infections. 2  1. Opportunistic Fungal Infections Dr.T.V.Rao MD; 2. Opportunistic Mycosis. Fungi are a group of living organisms, consisting from unicellular yeasts, and multicellular molds and mushrooms. A word fungus, plural fungi, is adopted from Latin fungus (mushroom), from Greek sphongos (sponge), and refers to a physical appearance of fungi. What is mean by opportunistic infection-Two examples of opportunistic infections are given below. In day to day life we unknowingly carry out many germs such as, fungi, bacteria, protozoa and viruses. When a person is HIV infection free the immune system resists such invaders. It controls them properly. With opportunistic infections, the equation is tilted in favor of disease because resistance is lowered when the host is immunocompromised. In fact, for the immunocompromised host, there is no such thing as a non-pathogenic fungus. Yeasts are unicellular fungi. Examples: 1  Saccharomyces cerevisiae – baker’s or brewer’s yeast. 2  Saccharomyces boulardii is a part of normal intestinal flora; available in pharmacies as probiotic, which can prevent antibiotic associated diarrhea. Opportunistic Fungus Infections are caused by organisms that are inherently of low virulence, and disease production depends on diminished host resistance to infection. Common etiologic agents of opportunistic infections are Aspergillus, Candida, Rhizopus, and Cryptococcus.
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examples of opportunistic fungi