Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why are there more antibacterial drugs than antifungal drugs?

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Bacteria are microorganisms which is the primitive life form on earth. These bacteria live both in symbiotic as well as the parasitic relationship with plants, animals, and humans. When these bacteria cause diseases, then they are referred to as pathogenic bacteria. Pathogenic bacteria cause several diseases in human such as typhoid fever, diphtheria, and tuberculosis. Fungi are a eukaryotic organism which includes yeasts and molds. But it has been classified in separate from other eukaryotic organisms like animals and plants. Few fungi cause the disease to humans, such as candidiasis, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and aspergillosis. A person with the poor immune system may be sensitive to most of the fungal members. Fungal pathogens mainly affect keratin protein of humans such as hair and nail.

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