Most people are frequently exposed to Mucorales without developing the disease.<unk>  is generally spread by breathing in, eating food contaminated by, or getting spores of molds of the Mucorales type in an open wound. It is not transmitted between people. The precise mechanism by which diabetics become susceptible is unclear. In vivo, a high sugar alone does not permit the growth of the fungus, but acidosis alone does. People with high sugars frequently have higher iron levels, also known to be a risk factor for developing<unk> . In people on deferoxamine, the iron removed is captured by siderophores on Rhizopus species, which uses the iron to grow.
Mucormycosis
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Aspergillosis
Basidiobolomycosis
Orbital cellulitis
Entomophthoramycosis
Talaromycosis