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==<font color="black">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
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==<font color="purple">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
   
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|q1=What is the pathogenesis of an adiaspiromycosis infection?
 
|q1=What is the pathogenesis of an adiaspiromycosis infection?
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==<font color="purple">Aspergillosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Aspergillosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="6">
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|q1=<small>Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections:
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<br />Aspergiollosis is found _____. It is widely present in _____ and can colonise a _____ range of substrates under _____ environmental conditions. It is abundant in ______ and ______ which have ______ during storage.
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|a1=Aspergiollosis is found worldwide. It is widely present in nature and can colonise a wide range of substrates under different> environmental conditions. It is abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage.
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|l1=Aspergillosis
|<big>'''Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections'''
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|q2=What are the clinical signs of infection in birds?
||<big>Aspergiollosis is found <font color="white">'''''worldwide'''''</font>. It is widely present in <font color="white">'''''nature'''''</font> and can colonise a <font color="white">'''''wide'''''</font> range of substrates under <font color="white">'''''different'''''</font> environmental conditions. It is abundant in <font color="white">'''''hay, straw'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''grain'''''</font> which have <font color="white">'''''heated'''''</font> during storage.
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||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Diarrhoea
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*Listlessness
|<big>'''What are the clinical signs of infection in birds?'''
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*Pyrexia
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*Loss of appetite
*'''''Diarrhoea'''''
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*Loss of condition
*'''''Listlessness'''''
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*Convulsions
*'''''Pyrexia'''''
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*Death
*'''''Loss of appetite'''''
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|l2=Aspergillosis
*'''''Loss of condition'''''
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|q3=What do aspergillosis lesions look like in cattle?
*'''''Convulsions'''''
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*'''''Death'''''
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*Up to 2mm in diameter
||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Lesions contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre
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*Miliary lesions in acute infections
|<big>'''What do aspergillosis lesions look like in cattle?'''
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*Granulomatous and calcified lesions in chronic infections
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|l3=Aspergillosis
*'''''Up to 2mm in diameter'''''
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|q4=What diseases does aspergillosis infections cause in horses?
*'''''Lesions contain asteroid bodies with a germinated spore in the centre'''''
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|a4=
*'''''Miliary lesions in acute infections'''''
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*Gutteral pouch mycosis
*'''''Granulomatous and calcified lesions in chronic infections'''''
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*Chronic obstructive pulmonary airway disease (COPD)
||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Mycotic abortion
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|l4=Aspergillosis
|<big>'''What diseases does aspergillosis infections cause in horses?'''
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|q5=What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?
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*'''''Gutteral pouch mycosis'''''
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*White colonies initially
*'''''Chronic obstructive pulmonary airway disease (COPD)'''''
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*Colonies turn green and then dark green
*'''''Mycotic abortion'''''
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*Flat and velvety
||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Colony colour varies with species
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|l5=Aspergillosis
|<big>'''What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?'''
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|q6=How would you treat an infection of aspergillosis?
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*'''''White colonies initially'''''
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*Surgery
*'''''Colonies turn green and then dark green'''''
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*Antifungal drugs
*'''''Flat and velvety'''''
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*Ketoconazole
*'''''Colony colour varies with species'''''
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*Nystatin
||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Amphotericin B
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*5-fluorocytosine
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection of aspergillosis?'''
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*Thiabendazole
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|l6=Aspergillosis
*'''''Surgery'''''
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*'''''Antifungal drugs'''''
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**'''''Ketoconazole'''''
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**'''''Nystatin'''''
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==<font color="black">Blastomycosis</font>==
**'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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<FlashCard questions="5">
**'''''5-fluorocytosine'''''
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|q1=Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?
**'''''Thiabendazole'''''
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|a1=
||[[Aspergillosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Respiratory infection
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*Lesions start in the lungs
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*Haematogenous dissemination
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*Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia
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*Fatal if not treated
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*Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules
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|l1=Blastomycosis
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|q2=What do colonies look like on Blood agar?
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|a2=
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*Cream coloured
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*Waxy
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*Crinkled
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|l2=Blastomycosis
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|q3=What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?
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*Grey coloured
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*Moist
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*White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black
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|l3=Blastomycosis
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|q4=How would you diagnose an infection?
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|a4=
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*Clinical signs
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*Complement fixation test
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*ELISA
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*Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
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|l4=Blastomycosis
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|q5=How would you treat an infection?
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|a5=
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*Amphotericin B
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*Imidazoles
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|l5=Blastomycosis
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==<font color="purple">Blastomycosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="3">
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|q1=What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?
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|a1=
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*Arid
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*Dusty
|<big>'''Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?'''
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*E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA
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|l1=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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|q2=Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?
*'''''Lesions start in the lungs'''''
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|a2=
*'''''Haematogenous dissemination'''''
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*Respiratory infection
*'''''Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia'''''
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*Causes localised nodules and granulomas
*'''''Fatal if not treated'''''
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*Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs
*'''''Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules'''''
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*Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones
||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l2=Coccidioidomycosis
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|q3=How would you diagnose an infection?
|<big>'''What do colonies look like on Blood agar?'''
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|a3=
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*Clinical signs
*'''''Cream coloured'''''
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*Complement fixation test
*'''''Waxy'''''
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*Latex agglutination
*'''''Crinkled'''''
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*Immunodiffusion
||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*A positive skin test indicates exposure
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|l3=Coccidioidomycosis
|<big>'''What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?'''
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*'''''Grey coloured'''''
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*'''''Moist'''''
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*'''''White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black'''''
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||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*'''''ELISA'''''
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*'''''Counterimmunoelectrophoresis'''''
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||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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*'''''Imidazoles'''''
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||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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<FlashCard questions="2">
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|q1=What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|a1=
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue
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*Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes
|<big>'''What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?'''
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|l1=Entomophthoromycisus
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|q2=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Arid'''''
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|a2=
*'''''Dusty'''''
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*Surgical excision
*'''''E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA'''''
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*Amphotericin B
||[[Coccidioidomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Ketoconazole
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|l2=Entomophthoromycisus
|<big>'''Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?'''
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*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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*'''''Causes localised nodules and granulomas'''''
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*'''''Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs'''''
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*'''''Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones'''''
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||[[Coccidioidomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*'''''Latex agglutination'''''
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*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
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*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure'''''
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||[[Coccidioidomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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==<font color="purple">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
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==<font color="black">Histoplasmosis</font>==
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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<FlashCard questions="5">
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|q1=True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores?
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|a1=
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*False
|<big>'''What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?'''
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*Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory
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|l1=Histoplasmosis
*'''''Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue'''''
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|q2=Which organs/bodily systems are affected?
*'''''Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes'''''
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|a2=
||[[Entomophthoromycisus|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Reticuloendothelial
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*Pulmonary
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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*Intestinal
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|l2=Histoplasmosis
*'''''Surgical excision'''''
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|q3=Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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|a3=
*'''''Ketoconazole'''''
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*Macrophages
||[[Entomophthoromycisus|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l3=Histoplasmosis
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|q4=How would you diagnose an infection?
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|a4=
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*Clinical signs
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*Complement fixation test
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*Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion
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*Immunodiffusion
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*A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)
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|l4=Histoplasmosis
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|q5=How would you treat an infection?
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|a5=
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*Amphotericin B
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*If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given
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*In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor
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|l5=Histoplasmosis
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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Zygomycosis</font>==
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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<FlashCard questions="6">
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|q1=Which fungi cause zygomycosis?
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|a1=
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*Mucor
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*Absidia
|<big>'''True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores'''
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*Rhizopus
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*Mortierella
*'''''False'''''
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|l1=Zygomycosis
*'''''Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory'''''
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|q2=Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections?
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a2=
|-
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*Infection is through inhalation and ingestion
|<big>'''Which organs/bodily systems are affected?'''
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*Lymph nodes of the repiratory and ailimentary tract are infected
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*Lymph nodes enlarge and become caseous
*'''''Reticuloendothelial'''''
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*Causes stomach and intestinal ulcers
*'''''Pulmonary'''''
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*Lesions are usually localised (can become generalised)
*'''''Intestinal'''''
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*Granulomatous lesions can ulcerate
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l2=Zygomycosis
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|q3=Where do lesions occur in pigs?
|<big>'''Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?'''
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|a3=
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*Mediastinal and submandibular lymph nodes
*'''''Macrophages'''''
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*Stomach ulcers
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Embolic tumours in the lungs and liver
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|l3=Zygomycosis
|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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|q4=Where do lesions occur in cattle?
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|a4=
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*Mediastinal, bronchial and mesenteric lymph nodes
*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*Ulcers in the nasal cavity and abomasum
*'''''Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion'''''
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*Can contaminate the placenta
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
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|l4=Zygomycosis
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)'''''
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|q5=True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants?
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a5=
|-
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*True
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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|l5=Zygomycosis
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|q6=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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|a6=
*'''''If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given'''''
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*Amphotericin B
*'''''In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor'''''
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*Surgical excision
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l6=Zygomycosis
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==<font color="purple">Zygomycosis</font>==
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|<big>'''Which fungi cause zygomycosis?'''
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*'''''Mucor'''''
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*'''''Absidia'''''
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*'''''Rhizopus'''''
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*'''''Mortierella'''''
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|<big>'''Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections?'''
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*'''''Infection is through inhalation and ingestion'''''
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*'''''Lymph nodes of the repiratory and ailimentary tract are infected'''''
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*'''''Lymph nodes enlarge and become caseous'''''
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*'''''Causes stomach and intestinal ulcers'''''
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*'''''Lesions are usually localised (can become generalised)'''''
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*'''''Granulomatous lesions can ulcerate'''''
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||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Where do lesions occur in pigs?'''
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*'''''Mediastinal and submandibular lymph nodes'''''
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*'''''Stomach ulcers'''''
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*'''''Embolic tumours in the lungs and liver'''''
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||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Where do lesions occur in cattle?'''
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*'''''Mediastinal, bronchial and mesenteric lymph nodes'''''
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*'''''Ulcers in the nasal cavity and abomasum'''''
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*'''''Can contaminate the placenta'''''
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||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants'''
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*'''''True'''''
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||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How would you treat an infection'''
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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*'''''Surgical excision'''''
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||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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