Educational Materials

Check out CDC’s fact sheets, graphics, podcasts, and commentaries to learn more about fungal diseases and share our resources.

Fact sheets and posters

• CDC and Fungal Diseases: Why Are Fungal Diseases a Public Health Problem? [PDF – 1 page]
• Candida auris: A Drug-resistant Germ That Spreads in Healthcare Facilities [PDF – 1 page]
• Valley Fever and the Expanding Geographic Range of Coccidioides
• Facts About Valley Fever [PDF – 1 page]
• Cryptococcal meningitis: A Deadly Fungal Disease Among People Living With HIV/AIDS [PDF – 1 page]
• Ringworm Poster: Protect Yourself From Itchy Rashes [PDF – 1 page]

Social media graphics

Podcasts

• Antibiotic Resistance and Fungus (2017)
  Dr. David Denning, President of the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections and an infectious diseases clinician, discusses antimicrobial resistance and fungus.
• Breathing Valley Fever (2014)
  Dr. Duc Vugia, chief of the Infectious Diseases Branch in the California Department of Public Health, discusses Valley fever.
• Think Fungus (2013)
  Dr. Mary Brandt, formerly chief of the Mycotic Diseases Branch, discusses the impact of fungal infections.
• Death from Fungus in the Soil (2012)
  Dr. Shira Shafir, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, discusses her study about fungus found in soil.
• Meningitis (2012)
  This podcast gives a general overview of meningitis, including what it is, the five types, and the causes.
• Coccidioidomycosis in Arizona 2007-2008 (2010)
  This podcast looks at the impact of coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, in Arizona in 2007 and early 2008.

Features

• Fungal Infections – 10 Questions to Protect Your Health
• Valley Fever Awareness [English [Español]