Microorganisms, as with all living creatures, are categorized based on a variety of physical and biological characteristics. The nurse is assessing a client and discovers that ring-shaped lesions on the client's arms and symptoms of athlete's foot
The nurse knows that in order to treat these conditions properly, treatment is based on the type of microorganism. What is the type of microorganism that is the causative agent of these infections? A) Algae
B) Fungi
C) Yeast
D) Mold
B
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Infections, such as ringworm and athlete's foot, are caused by fungus. Algae are an important part of the environmental food chain and rarely cause human disease. An example of pathogenic yeast is Candida albicans, which causes the disease known as thrush. Molds are common in the environment.
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