types of fungal infections
Different types of fungus cause a variety of fungal infections: Athleteâs foot, jock itch, and ringworm are caused by a fungus called tinea. Most yeast infections, such as vaginal thrush, oral thrush, and fungal gastroenteritis, are caused by a fungus called Candida albicans.
1 Distal subungual onychomycosis (DSO) is the most common type of fungal nail infection. 2  It is caused by the same fungi that cause most cases of athlete's foot (dermatophytes). 3  DSO infects the skin under the end of the nail (nail bed) and in the nail.