I-mycosis ibhekisela ekungenweni yi-fungus encane: siphinde sikhulume ngayoukutheleleka fungal. Ukutheleleka kwemvubelo kungenye yezifo zesikhumba ezivame kakhulu.

Nakuba ngokuvamile zithinta isikhumba nolwelwesi lwamafinyila, izifo zesikhunta zingathinta izitho zangaphakathi (ikakhulukazi umgudu wokugaya ukudla, kodwa futhi namaphaphu, inhliziyo, izinso, njll.) futhi akuvamile kakhulu isimiso sezinzwa nobuchopho. Lezi yizifo ezinzima kakhulu ezishintshashintshayo, ezinye izinhlobo zezifo zokukhunta, ezibizwa ngokuthi i-invasive, ezingabulala.

Ingozi yokutheleleka kwefungal iyanda kubantu abanamasosha omzimba abuthakathaka.