10-year survival rate for Lupus: 90 percent live at least 10 years after diagnosis (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC).
(Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.
The genus name Phytophthora comes from the Greek ÏÏÏÏ-, meaning plant, plus the Greek ÏÎ¸Î¿ÏÎ¬, meaning destruction, ruin..he genus name Phytophthora comes from the Greek ÏÏÏÏ-, meaning plant, plus the Greek ÏÎ¸Î¿ÏÎ¬, meaning destruction, ruin..