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______________to produce the branching filaments known as hyphae.
mold spores germinate
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____________are solitary rounded forms that reproduce by making more rounded forms through such mechanisms as budding or fission
yeasts
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The major characteristic of virtually every systemic mycosis is ________
chronic course
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Coccidiumycosis is found where? What does it affect
Valley fever, joaquin fever, southwest US and some mexico. Usually affects only respiratory (lungs).
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Treatment for coccidiomycosis
Amphotericin B and fluconazole, alternate itraconazole, acute pulmonary symptoms will resolve in 6-8 weeks.
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What is another name for histoplasmosis?
Darlings disease, central united states
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How can people get histoplasmosis?
Removal of debris containing bird or bat droppings and inhalation
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Plan for histoplasmosis
Nothing needed for asymptomatic or acute infection (unless longer than 1 month),
- Chronic pulmonary - itraconazole
- Disseminated - amphoteracin B
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Blastomycosis can be found where?
Gilchrist disease can be found in southcentral, midwestern US and canada.
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What can blastomycosis affect?
Acute pulmonary infection, lesions on the bones, skin and GU, near rivers and streams.
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Paracoccidiomycosis is found where?
South america
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Southamerican blastomycosis presents with what?
Paracoccidiomycosis usually presents with chronic productive cough, painful mouth and throat ulcers
Give itraconazole
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Cryptococcosis can be found where and transmitted by what?
Pigeon droppings. North america and worldwide and usually targets aids patients
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