Question

Which one is a fungal disease in poultry?
(a)Thrush
(b)Fowlpox
(c)Cholera
(d)Ranikhet

Answer 1

The fungal disease in the poultry is also a fungal disease in humans. It is also known as candidiasis in humans. In poultry, it affects the intestine and cloaca. It is generally caused by Candida albicans.

Complete answer:
Thrush is a disease caused by the fungus, Candida albicans. It usually affects the alimentary canal of the poultry animals by causing thickening and white plaques on the mucosa, intestine, and the cloaca. Some signs and symptoms include dejection, poor appetite, and slow growth. It can be prevented by feeding poultry animals with chlorinated water and maintaining hygiene.
In poultry, it is treated by the use of Nystatin that is an antifungal medication, in the feed or drinking water with sodium lauryl sulfate, a surfactant for 5 days.

Additional Information: The organism Candida albicans also affect the humans and cause Candidiasis, also known as thrush or oral thrush as it is most commonly seen in the oral cavity.
The signs and symptoms of this disease in humans may include genital itching, burning, and sometimes a white discharge from the vagina.
This disease is mostly seen as an opportunistic infection in humans and the risk factors include diabetes, antibiotic therapy, and infections or conditions that lead to low immunity such as HIV/AIDS.
So, the correct answer is, “Thrush”

Note: -Candida albicans are a part of the normal flora in the skin and mucous membrane, oral mucosa, and also a part of the vaginal flora, and thus are present in the human body in normal conditions too. They are called opportunistic infections as the manifestations occur only in cases of individuals with low immunity.
-In humans, Candidiasis is treated with antifungal medications such as clotrimazole, nystatin, fluconazole, amphotericin B, etc.