Exam 25: Fungi That Affect Human Health

Cladosporium and Alternaria are common allergenic fungi.

Preparations made from ergot can be used to effect all of the following except one.Choose the exception.

Penicillin production today comes from Penicillium chrysogenum originally isolated from a moldy ______.

Statin drugs were originally developed to reduce _______ levels and are now being hailed as new wonder drugs.

Penicillin was first used to treat war wounds in

A ring-like membrane on the stalk of a mushroom is called a(n):

What has been the downside to the widespread use of penicillin?

Poisonous mushrooms always have an annulus and volva.

Antibiotics have ended the threat of bacterial diseases.

Which of the following is one of the most common allergenic fungi?

The most common of the opportunistic fungi is

Tinea pedis is better known as ________.

The fungus which infects rye plants and is a source of lysergic acid is _______.

The fungus most closely related to the hallucinogenic drug,LSD is

During the Middle Ages,ergotism was called _______.

Living in water-damaged indoor areas and producing potent mycotoxins is the fungus

Chintu the chicken farmer complained to her doctor about shortness of breath.The doctor diagnosed her with tuberculosis.But soon after the diagnosis,the infection became systemic,spreading to other organs.She later died from the infection.Chintu did not have tuberculosis,she had

LSD is associated with ergot of rye.

Which of the following contains a hallucinogen that can pass through the kidneys unaltered?

You find a beautiful tall,white mushroom with an annulus,veil,and volva.You most likely have found