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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="1">
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|q1=True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores?
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*False
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*Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory
|<big>'''True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores'''
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|q2=Which organs/bodily systems are affected?
*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory'''''
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*Reticuloendothelial
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*Pulmonary
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*Intestinal
|<big>'''Which organs/bodily systems are affected?'''
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|l2=Histoplasmosis
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|q3=Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?
*'''''Reticuloendothelial'''''
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*'''''Pulmonary'''''
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*Macrophages
*'''''Intestinal'''''
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|l3=Histoplasmosis
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|q4=How would you diagnose an infection?
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|<big>'''Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?'''
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*Clinical signs
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*Complement fixation test
*'''''Macrophages'''''
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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)
|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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|l4=Histoplasmosis
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|q5=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*Amphotericin B
*'''''Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion'''''
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*If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
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*In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)'''''
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|l5=Histoplasmosis
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|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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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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