Fungal diseases as neglected pathogens: A wake-up call to public health officials

Fungal diseases: A real threat to public healthHuman fungal diseases differ fundamentally from other infections in diverse ways.As eukaryotic pathogens, fungi share many similarities with their host cells, which impairs the development of antifungal compounds.Fungal tropism is highly variable, as pathogens infect a wide range of cell types.A single fungal pathogen can infect multiple tissues in the same patient (depending on the host's...