FUNGI AND FUNGOUS DISEASES

Abstract

<h3>FUNGOUS DISEASES</h3> Fungi in Relation to Plant Pathology—Economic Importance of Fungi—Fungi as Agents of Disease in Man—Some Internal Mycoses: Thrush, Stomatitis Cryptococcus-Bacillaris, Tonsillomycoses, Bronchomycoses, Mycotic Conditions of the Nervous System and Organs of Special Sense, Urethromycoses, Mycotic Vaginites. In the first lecture, I called attention, in passing, to the beneficial rôle played by certain fungi in nature, and to the beneficent functions which they may perform. On the other hand, there are numerous fungi that are capable of doing an enormous amount of evil. One has only to remember the numerous plant epidemics which have taken place in many countries, especially in tropical and subtropical zones. Plants of great economic importance are often attacked by fungous diseases. The whole subject is of paramount importance. Wheat, cotton and various kinds of fruit in this country; bananas in Central America; coffee and tea in many tropical countries; rubber in Ceylon, Malay and