Q. What are the serious types of fungal infections?

Answer

There are several fungal infections that affect people severally and weaken their immune systems. Some of the more serious infections that fungi can cause include: aspergillosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcus gattii infection, fungal meningitis, fungal pneumonia, histoplasmosis, mucormycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, and talaromycosis. These are very rare fungal infections, but can be a lot more serious.