Fungal diseases are collectively called mycosis and aspergillosis.
(i) Trichoderma Candida fungus causes disease in human penis.
(ii) Aspergillus flavus and Blastomyces dermatitidis fungi cause pulmonary coccidiomycosis. This disease is known as Kalifornia fever.
(iii) Candida albicans fungus causes candidiasis of nose, mouth and throat.
(iv) Microsporium fungus causes baldness.
(v) Fungal skin diseases are called dermatomycosis. The fungus Trichophyton rubrum causes ringworm in humans.
(vi) Bronchomycosis in humans is caused by the fungus Absidia corymbifera.
(vii) Mucor and Rhizopus fungi cause zygomycosis in human brain, lungs and alimentary canal.
(viii) Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium and Hormodendrum fungi cause allergies in humans.