Powerpoint Presentation on Fungus from MPC Canada

August 15, 2007

A Powerpoint presentation on Fungus from MPC- Monterey Peninsula

College, Canada. I thought it was interesting that presentation

says of Candida, that 'no other fungus causes as wide a spectrum of

diseases as Candida' and it is transmitted from person to person or

thru Fomites, as opposed to 'air'. I thought Candidas could be

airbourne like other fungus. In fact I thought it was growing in

recent culture plate I did, or at least something that looks like

it, round and cream colored and satiny rather than fuzzy grew in

plate within 24 hours of exposure. I will see once culture plates

results come back. If it is yeast in plate and they are not

airbourne organisms, then most likely plate was contaminated with

it. Culture medium was in top of plate, rather than bottom and I

touched it, also my pet went up to it and sniffed it, so may have

been contaminated by pet or my fingers. Interesting, as I thought

it was picking up yeast in air. Powerpoint is about 20 minutes

long.

20FungiS05.ppt.

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Wikipedia says a fomite is:

A fomite is any inanimate object or substance capable of carrying

infectious organisms (such as germs or parasites) and hence

transferring them from one individual to another. A fomite can be

anything such as a cloth or mop heads so when cleaning this is

important to remember that this could aid when spreading pathogenic

organisms.

There are many examples of fomites with respect to medicine.

Contaminated shoes may spread hoof and mouth disease. Other examples

include tools such as laryngoscopes that are not properly

disinfected between uses, dirty towels, eating utensils, and

surfaces such as floors, walls, and tables may all serve to spread

disease.

Researchers discovered that smooth (non-porous) surfaces transmit

bacteria and viruses better than porous materials; so one is more

likely to pick-up a disease from a door knob than from paper money.

[citation needed] The reasoning is that porous, especially fibrous,

materials absorb and trap the contagion, making it harder to

contract through simply touching.

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