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.
Phytophthora Rot. Phytophthora rot is a fungal disease that affects hibiscus plants growing in wet soil. This disease kills roots and prevents the plant from obtaining vital water.The leaves of plants infected with this fungus appear drought stressed, begin to discolor and eventually die.rmillaria root rot is a serious fungal disease that kills the cambial tissue of the infected plant and leads to root death. It infects plants growing in saturated, damp soils. The above-ground symptoms of armillaria root rot typically begin with discolored foliage that drops from the hibiscus prematurely.