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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
==<font color="black">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
<FlashCard questions="3">
|q1=What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?
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*Arid
*Dusty
*E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA
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*'''''Arid'''''
|q2=Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?
*'''''Dusty'''''
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*'''''E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA'''''
*Respiratory infection
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*Causes localised nodules and granulomas
*Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs
*Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones
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*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
|q3=How would you diagnose an infection?
*'''''Causes localised nodules and granulomas'''''
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*'''''Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs'''''
*Clinical signs
*'''''Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones'''''
*Complement fixation test
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*Latex agglutination
*Immunodiffusion
*A positive skin test indicates exposure
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
*'''''Latex agglutination'''''
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure'''''
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