Advocacy

MSGERC works to advocate for study and development of anti-fungal therapies and diagnostics.
We continue to address public issues related to diseases impacted by our environment.
We will always work to meet the needs of our patients worldwide.

  Learn more about Fungal Diseases and Disease Management from the CDC initiative "Fungal  Awareness Week"

     

  FUNGAL DISEASE- PERSONAL STORIES

WHY ARE FUNGAL DISEASES A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM?

  FUNGAL DISEASE IN VOLUNTEERS- HOUSE BUILDING 

TEN QUESTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH

TYPES OF FUNGAL DISEASES

CANDIDA AURIS- NEW EMERGING FUNGAL INFECTION

Where are fungal infections most common in the US?  

In the world?

YouTube Resources

Dr. Peter Pappas

Dr. John Perfect

Additional Resources (For providers and patients)

Drfungus Website - information resource for practitioners and patients

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Who gets fungal infections? 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Report: Understanding Valley Fever "coccidioidomycoses"
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Why are fungal diseases a public health issue?
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cryptoccoccus- screening for opportunistic infection among people living with HIV/AIDS

Leading International Fungal Education (LIFE)

• Patient Stories (LIFE)

Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI)

University of California, Merced - Valley Fever Network                              

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

• Aspergillosis
• Cryptococcosis
• Candidiasis
• Mucormycoses
• ABPA
• Blastomycoses

Change Together Information about launching and managing patient advocacy