Fungal Disease Awareness Week 2025 – Archive

Monday, 9/15: Testing and Antifungals

Overuse or misuse of antifungal medications can lead to antifungal-resistant infections. Confirming fungal diagnoses with laboratory testing helps ensure the correct diagnosis and treatment.

Appropriate use of antifungals improves patient outcomes and is important for preserving available treatment options. #FungalWeek25. Learn more: https://wb.md/3T1roPE

Want to up your game in fungal diagnostics? Access trusted, expert-level tools:

🔹 CME on Advanced Molecular Diagnostics ▶ Advanced Molecular Techniques in Infectious Diseases: Case Studies in Mycology – A Virtual Town Hall Event – Fungus Education Hub

🔹 ISHAM Clinical Scenarios Course ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/isham-fungal-diagnostics-in-clinical-scenarios-course/

🔹 Fungal Disease Reference Labs ▶ Included on the Fungal Diagnostics Hub – Fungus Education Hub

These tools support better outcomes and smarter antifungal use!

Tuesday, 9/16: Fungal Disease and One Health

Sporotrichosis has typically been caused by Sporothrix in plant matter. In the last two decades, the species S. brasiliensis emerged and is linked to cat-to-human transmission. While it has not spread locally in the U.S., cat-transmitted sporotrichosis is widespread in South America, causing more severe infections including among immunocompetent patients. #FungalWeek25. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dtU0Jt

Fungi are all around us—sometimes in ways you wouldn’t expect. 🌬🌱🐾

They live in soil, ride wildfire smoke, and can even spread from pets to people. Explore how fungi impact human and animal health:

Valley Fever after wildfires ▶https://funguseducationhub.org/coccidioidomycosis-clinical-considerations-in-the-aftermath-of-wildfires/

Cat-borne sporotrichosis ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/msgerc-grand-rounds-webinar-series-episode-10-superficial-fungal-infections-and-implantation-mycoses-whats-new/

Zoonotic fungi overview (CDC/AVMA) ▶https://axon.avma.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=325

Wednesday, 9/17: Neglected Tropical Diseases  

Chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, and mycetoma are neglected tropical diseases affecting the skin. Left untreated they lead to bone damage, tissue fibrosis, skin cancer, and even amputation.

Take free WHO courses to learn more. #FungalWeek25 https://bit.ly/3KTcsOP

NTDs like chromoblastomycosis, sporotrichosis, and mycetoma can lead to devastating outcomes if left untreated—yet often go overlooked. Get informed, hear from experts, and access free education:

🎥 MSGERC Webinar: Superficial fungal infections & implantation mycoses ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/msgerc-grand-rounds-webinar-series-episode-10-superficial-fungal-infections-and-implantation-mycoses-whats-new/

🎧 CDC Interview with Dr. Nancy Chow: Cat-borne sporotrichosis (as discussed with The Lancet Microbe) ▶ https://thelancetmicrobe.buzzsprout.com/1794195/episodes/14607497-nancy-chow-on-sporotrichosis

Thursday, 9/18: Fungal Pneumonias

Some fungal infections—Valley fever, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis—can look like pneumonia and often go undiagnosed. #FungalWeek25 save or print CDC’s diagnostic algorithms to diagnose and treat these fungal diseases. https://bit.ly/3yQu4sq

Fungal pneumonias like Valley fever, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis can look like bacterial pneumonia—and are often missed.

🧠 Stay prepared:

🔹 Download tools for primary care and ED teams ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/endemic-algorithms/

🔹 Watch the MSGERC Grand Rounds on fungal CAP ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/msgerc-grand-rounds-webinar-series-episode-8-qa-session-on-community-acquired-pneumonia-think-fungus-take-action/

🔹Take the course designed for PCPs and ED providers ▶Best Practices in Management of Fungal Pneumonias: Primary Care and Emergency Medicine Perspectives – Fungus Education Hub

Think Fungus.

Friday, 9/19: Fungal Diseases and Drug Resistance

Clinicians: appropriate, timely use of antifungals helps protect patient health and combat #AntimicrobialResistance 💊

For #FungalWeek25, save, print, or bookmark CDC’s fungal pneumonia diagnostic algorithms to help recognize and treat: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/hcp/diagnosis-testing/index.html

Antifungal resistance is on the rise—and some patients are already feeling the consequences.

Explore these resources to better understand, treat, and prevent resistant fungal infections:

🔹 Infographic Series: Visual breakdowns of how antifungal resistance develops, spreads, and why it matters for clinical care ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/antifungal-resistance-infographics/

🔹 MSGERC Grand Rounds: Hospital-Based Strategies: A full webinar on real-world approaches to managing resistance in inpatient settings ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/msgerc-grand-rounds-webinar-series-episode-9-combating-antifungal-resistance-in-the-hospital-setting/

🔹 Jay’s Story: Resistant Dermatophyte Infection: A firsthand patient account highlighting the challenges of treatment-resistant fungal disease ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/faces-of-fungal-infection-videos/

🔹 The Lancet Case: Cocci Meningitis & AMR: A featured AMR case study on meningitis caused by Coccidioides, published in a leading medical journal ▶ https://funguseducationhub.org/lancet-publication-on-amr-features-cocci-meningitis-story/