Main description:

The shift of weather patterns has affected the incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases, including mycoses. Mycoses have remained neglected due to a lack of training and recognition within the medical community. Nonetheless, these diseases remain common worldwide while frequently being underdiagnosed.
Climate change affects the distribution of fungal communities, provoking outbreaks in locations where these mycoses were absent or in low frequencies. Moreover, the reports of clinical cases related to new fungal pathogens have increased due to the description of new fungal species or due to the ability of some species to shift to new hosts.
Thus, this book, The Impact of Climate Change on Fungal Diseases, is a contribution to the knowledge of a global environmental phenomenon and its relation to these diseases, and it serves as a guide for health professionals to dive deep into the repercussions of climate change and how they can implement measures for the prevention and control of fungal infections.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1: Climate change overviewDr. Alejandro JaramilloDepartamento de Ciencias Atmosfericas, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 2: Fungi: Essential elements in ecosystemsDr. Soumya MoonjelyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Brock University, Canada
Chapter 3: Thermotolerance and adaptation to climate changeDr. Maria del Carmen Auxilio Gonzalez VillasenorLaboratory of Micromycetes (Ascomycota) from marine habitats and freshwater, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 4: Impact of climatic change on dermatophytosisDr. Maria del Rocio Reyes-MontesDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 5: Climate change and the proliferation of cases of sporotrichosis Dr. Concepcion TorielloDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 6: Climate change and eumycetoma Dr. Francisca Hernandez-HernandezDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 7: Effect of climate change on the geographical distribution of coccodioidomycosisDr. Esperanza Duarte-EscalanteDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 8: Geographical expansion of histoplasmosis and its relation to climate changeDr. Maria Lucia TaylorDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 9: Impact of climate change on opportunistic mold infectionsDr. Gloria Gonzalez GonzalezDepartamento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Chapter 10: The emergence of opportunistic yeast infections and climate changeDr. Maria Guadalupe Frias De LeonUnidad de Investigacion, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca, Mexico
Chapter 11: Climate change and allergiesDr. Maria del Carmen Calderon-EzquerroDepartamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 12: Climate change and mycotoxinsDr. Ricardo MunguiaCentro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiologicas, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico
Chapter 13: Mycosis in natural disasters associated with climate changeMsc. Eduardo Garcia SalazarUnidad de Investigacion, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca, Mexico
Chapter 14: Advances and limitations in the identification of fungiDr. Carolina Brunner-MendozaDepartamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Chapter 15: Actions against the increase in fungal infections due to climate change: Prospects for vaccine developmentDr. Gustavo Acosta-AltamiranoDireccion de Planeacion, Investigacion y Ensenanza, Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca, Mexico
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