Which of the following statements about fungal infections is accurate?

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Dermatophyte infections occur only from humans to animals.Rhinosporidium is responsible for deep-seated infections in humans.Candida albicans does not cause disease in laboratory animals.Candida infections typically originate from within the host.

Explanation

Option D is correct because Candida infections commonly arise from the host's own flora rather than from external sources. The other statements are incorrect: dermatophyte infections are not exclusively transmitted from humans to animals; Rhinosporidium causes superficial, not deep, infections; and Candida albicans can be pathogenic in laboratory animals.