Fungal infections often arise from a simple imbalance of microorganisms naturally present in the body.

It is in fact colonized by a multitude of varied fungi and bacteria, most of the time harmless and even essential for the proper functioning of the body.

However, it may happen that some of these fungi proliferate and become pathogenic, or that an “external” fungus, transmitted for example by an animal, causes an infection. A total of 200-400 species of fungi can cause disease in humans⁵.

However, fungi present in the environment can also contaminate humans, for example:

• by inoculation, during an injury for example (leading to sporotrichosis or chromomycosis, etc.);
• by inhalation of molds (histoplasmosis, apergillosis, etc.);
• by contact with an infected person (candidiasis, ringworms, etc.);
• through contact with an infected animal.