ʻO ka mycosis e pili ana i kahi maʻi e ka haʻiki microscopic: ke kamaʻilio pū nei mākoufungal maʻiʻaʻai. ʻO ka maʻi hū kekahi o nā maʻi ʻili maʻamau.

ʻOiai e pili ana lākou i ka ʻili a me ka mucous membrane, hiki i nā maʻi fungal ke hoʻopilikia i nā ʻōpū o loko (ʻoi aku ka ʻāpana digestive, akā i ka māmā, ka puʻuwai, nā puʻupaʻa, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe) a ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi o ka ʻōnaehana nerve a me ka lolo. ʻO kēia nā maʻi o ka maʻi ʻano like ʻole, kekahi ʻano o nā maʻi fungal, i kapa ʻia ʻo invasive, hiki ke make.

Hoʻonui ka pilikia o ka maʻi fungal i nā poʻe me nā ʻōnaehana pale nāwaliwali.