The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans
Human activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and microbial life on Earth. Rising global temperatures and pollution have been highlighted as potential drivers for increases...
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| description | Human activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and microbial life on Earth. Rising global temperatures and pollution have been highlighted as potential drivers for increases in infectious diseases. Although infrequently highlighted, fungi are amongst the leading causes of infectious disease mortality, resulting in more than 1.5 million deaths every year. In this review we evaluate the evidence linking anthropomorphic impacts with changing epidemiology of fungal disease. We highlight how the geographic footprint of endemic mycosis has expanded, how populations susceptible to fungal infection and fungal allergy may increase and how climate change may select for pathogenic traits and indirectly contribute to the emergence of drug resistance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e25489e0eb7048989f4fee7e13d742f62023-11-21T18:44:38ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2021-05-017536710.3390/jof7050367The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in HumansNorman van Rhijn0Michael Bromley1Manchester Fungal Infection Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKManchester Fungal Infection Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKHuman activities have significantly impacted the environment and are changing our climate in ways that will have major consequences for ourselves, and endanger animal, plant and microbial life on Earth. Rising global temperatures and pollution have been highlighted as potential drivers for increases in infectious diseases. Although infrequently highlighted, fungi are amongst the leading causes of infectious disease mortality, resulting in more than 1.5 million deaths every year. In this review we evaluate the evidence linking anthropomorphic impacts with changing epidemiology of fungal disease. We highlight how the geographic footprint of endemic mycosis has expanded, how populations susceptible to fungal infection and fungal allergy may increase and how climate change may select for pathogenic traits and indirectly contribute to the emergence of drug resistance.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/5/367fungal diseaseclimate changeglobal warmingfungal pathogens<i>Aspergillus</i><i>Candida</i> |
| spellingShingle | Norman van Rhijn Michael Bromley The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans Journal of Fungi fungal disease climate change global warming fungal pathogens <i>Aspergillus</i> <i>Candida</i> |
| title | The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans |
| title_full | The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans |
| title_fullStr | The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans |
| title_short | The Consequences of Our Changing Environment on Life Threatening and Debilitating Fungal Diseases in Humans |
| title_sort | consequences of our changing environment on life threatening and debilitating fungal diseases in humans |
| topic | fungal disease climate change global warming fungal pathogens <i>Aspergillus</i> <i>Candida</i> |
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