How Common Are Fungal Infections?
Labels Fungal Infections
Superficial fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and candidiasis, are
common. Systemic infections, by contrast, are rare, appearing in less than
one to two people in every 100,000 in the United States, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are more common
in certain populations, such as people with AIDS or those who have had
organ transplants.
With the so-called endemic mycoses, rates of disease are higher in
specific geographic areas. For example, coccidioidomycosis occurs in about
15 of every 100,000 people in parts of the southwestern United States
(with 10 to 50 percent of the population testing positive for exposure to
the fungus). In areas where histoplasmosis is found, up to 80 percent of the
population test positive for exposure to Histoplasma capsulatum, but the
disease develops only in people with weak immune systems.
common. Systemic infections, by contrast, are rare, appearing in less than
one to two people in every 100,000 in the United States, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are more common
in certain populations, such as people with AIDS or those who have had
organ transplants.
With the so-called endemic mycoses, rates of disease are higher in
specific geographic areas. For example, coccidioidomycosis occurs in about
15 of every 100,000 people in parts of the southwestern United States
(with 10 to 50 percent of the population testing positive for exposure to
the fungus). In areas where histoplasmosis is found, up to 80 percent of the
population test positive for exposure to Histoplasma capsulatum, but the
disease develops only in people with weak immune systems.
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