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1. The causative agent of cryptococcosis is:





2. Which fungus causes thrush?





3. Which fungal infection is called “valley fever”?





4. The causative agent of histoplasmosis is:





5. Which fungus is known as “bread mold”?





6. Which fungus produces aflatoxins?





7. Which stain is commonly used to detect fungi in tissue?





8. India ink preparation is useful for identifying:





9. Which fungus causes “rose gardener’s disease”?





10. The most common cause of fungal meningitis is:





11. Dermatophytes infect mainly:





12. The fungus responsible for tinea versicolor is:





13. Which fungus causes blastomycosis?





14. Which fungus causes mucormycosis?





15. The drug of choice for systemic candidiasis is:





16. Which antifungal binds to ergosterol and forms pores in the fungal membrane?





17. Which fungus is dimorphic?





18. “Pseudohyphae” are characteristic of:





19. Which fungus causes chromoblastomycosis?





20. The fungus associated with pigeon droppings is:





21. Which antifungal inhibits ergosterol synthesis?





22. Which fungus has “spaghetti and meatballs” appearance in microscopy?





23. Which fungus causes farmer’s lung?





24. Which fungus is used in penicillin production?





25. Which fungus causes white piedra?





26. Which fungus causes black piedra?





27. Which fungus causes mycetoma?





28. Which fungus is known as desert fungus?





29. Which antifungal is effective against dermatophytes?





30. Which fungus produces “germ tubes”?





31. The fungus causing opportunistic infection in AIDS patients is:





32. Which fungus was formerly classified as protozoa but is now recognized as a fungus?





33. Which fungus causes tinea capitis?





34. Which fungus causes tinea corporis (ringworm)?





35. Which fungus causes tinea pedis (athlete’s foot)?





36. Which fungus causes tinea cruris (jock itch)?





37. The fungus causing keratitis in contact lens users is:





38. Which fungus is associated with “fungus balls” in the lungs?





39. The fungus responsible for penicilliosis is:





40. Which fungal infection is endemic in the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys?





41. Which fungus is described as having “broad-based budding yeast”?





42. Which fungus has spherules containing endospores?





43. Which fungus produces septate hyphae with acute angle branching?





44. Which fungus produces non-septate hyphae with right-angle branching?





45. Which fungal infection is also called “San Joaquin Valley fever”?





46. Which fungus is most commonly isolated from otomycosis (ear infection)?





47. Which fungus causes kerion (inflammatory type of tinea capitis)?





48. Which antifungal is used topically for oral thrush?





49. Which fungus is associated with “desert rheumatism”?





50. Which fungus causes allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis in asthmatics?





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