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==<font color="black">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
|linkpage =Systemic Mycoses
 
|linktext =SYSTEMIC MYCOSES
 
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|subtext1 =WIKIBUGS FLASHCARDS
 
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==<font color="purple">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
 
 
<FlashCard questions="2">
 
<FlashCard questions="2">
 
|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>==
 
<FlashCard questions="6">
 
<FlashCard questions="6">
 
|q1=<small>Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections:  
 
|q1=<small>Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections:  
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==<font color="purple">Blastomycosis</font>==
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==<font color="black">Blastomycosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="5">
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|q1=Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|a1=
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Respiratory infection
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*Lesions start in the lungs
|<big>'''Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?'''
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*Haematogenous dissemination
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*Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia
*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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*Fatal if not treated
*'''''Lesions start in the lungs'''''
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*Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules
*'''''Haematogenous dissemination'''''
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|l1=Blastomycosis
*'''''Can be found in lesions in the eyes, brain, bones, skin and genitalia'''''
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|q2=What do colonies look like on Blood agar?
*'''''Fatal if not treated'''''
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*'''''Skin lesions may ulcerate forming granulomatous nodules'''''
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*Cream coloured
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*Waxy
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*Crinkled
|<big>'''What do colonies look like on Blood agar?'''
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|l2=Blastomycosis
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|q3=What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?
*'''''Cream coloured'''''
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*'''''Waxy'''''
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*Grey coloured
*'''''Crinkled'''''
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*Moist
||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black
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|l3=Blastomycosis
|<big>'''What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar?'''
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|q4=How would you diagnose an infection?
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*'''''Grey coloured'''''
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*Clinical signs
*'''''Moist'''''
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*Complement fixation test
*'''''White cotton-like mycelium which turns tan, brown and then black'''''
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*ELISA
||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Counterimmunoelectrophoresis
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|l4=Blastomycosis
|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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|q5=How would you treat an infection?
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|a5=
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*Amphotericin B
*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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*Imidazoles
*'''''ELISA'''''
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|l5=Blastomycosis
*'''''Counterimmunoelectrophoresis'''''
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</FlashCard>
||[[Blastomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
 
*'''''Imidazoles'''''
 
||[[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">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="3">
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|q1=What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|a1=
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Arid
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*Dusty
|<big>'''What environmental conditions does ''Coccidioides immitis'' prefer?'''
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*E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA
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|l1=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Arid'''''
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|q2=Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?
*'''''Dusty'''''
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|a2=
*'''''E.g. Mexico and the South-Western USA'''''
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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
|<big>'''Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections?'''
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*Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones
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|l2=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Respiratory infection'''''
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|q3=How would you diagnose an infection?
*'''''Causes localised nodules and granulomas'''''
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|a3=
*'''''Lesions usually seen in the mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs'''''
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*Clinical signs
*'''''Dissemination can occur to the lungs, liver, spleen, brain and bones'''''
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*Complement fixation test
||[[Coccidioidomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Latex agglutination
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*Immunodiffusion
|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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*A positive skin test indicates exposure
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|l3=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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</FlashCard>
*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
 
*'''''Latex agglutination'''''
 
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
 
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure'''''
 
||[[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">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
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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 clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?'''
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|l1=Entomophthoromycisus
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|q2=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue'''''
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|a2=
*'''''Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes'''''
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*Surgical excision
||[[Entomophthoromycisus|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Amphotericin B
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*Ketoconazole
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
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|l2=Entomophthoromycisus
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</FlashCard>
*'''''Surgical excision'''''
 
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
 
*'''''Ketoconazole'''''
 
||[[Entomophthoromycisus|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</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>'''True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores'''
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*Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory
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|l1=Histoplasmosis
*'''''False'''''
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|q2=Which organs/bodily systems are affected?
*'''''Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory'''''
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|a2=
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Reticuloendothelial
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*Pulmonary
|<big>'''Which organs/bodily systems are affected?'''
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*Intestinal
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|l2=Histoplasmosis
*'''''Reticuloendothelial'''''
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|q3=Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?
*'''''Pulmonary'''''
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|a3=
*'''''Intestinal'''''
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*Macrophages
||[[Histoplasmosis|<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?
|<big>'''Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?'''
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|a4=
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*Clinical signs
*'''''Macrophages'''''
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*Complement fixation test
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion
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*Immunodiffusion
|<big>'''How would you diagnose an infection?'''
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*A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l4=Histoplasmosis
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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|q5=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
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|a5=
*'''''Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion'''''
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*Amphotericin B
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
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*If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)'''''
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*In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l5=Histoplasmosis
|-
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</FlashCard>
|<big>'''How would you treat an infection?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
 
*'''''If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given'''''
 
*'''''In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor'''''
 
||[[Histoplasmosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|}
 
 
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==<font color="purple">Zygomycosis</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?
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|a1=
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Mucor
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*Absidia
|<big>'''Which fungi cause zygomycosis?'''
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*Rhizopus
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*Mortierella
*'''''Mucor'''''
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|l1=Zygomycosis
*'''''Absidia'''''
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|q2=Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections?
*'''''Rhizopus'''''
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|a2=
*'''''Mortierella'''''
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*Infection is through inhalation and ingestion
||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Lymph nodes of the repiratory and ailimentary tract are infected
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*Lymph nodes enlarge and become caseous
|<big>'''Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections?'''
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*Causes stomach and intestinal ulcers
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*Lesions are usually localised (can become generalised)
*'''''Infection is through inhalation and ingestion'''''
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*Granulomatous lesions can ulcerate
*'''''Lymph nodes of the repiratory and ailimentary tract are infected'''''
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|l2=Zygomycosis
*'''''Lymph nodes enlarge and become caseous'''''
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|q3=Where do lesions occur in pigs?
*'''''Causes stomach and intestinal ulcers'''''
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|a3=
*'''''Lesions are usually localised (can become generalised)'''''
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*Mediastinal and submandibular lymph nodes
*'''''Granulomatous lesions can ulcerate'''''
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*Stomach ulcers
||[[Zygomycosis|<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>'''Where do lesions occur in pigs?'''
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|q4=Where do lesions occur in cattle?
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|a4=
*'''''Mediastinal and submandibular lymph nodes'''''
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*Mediastinal, bronchial and mesenteric lymph nodes
*'''''Stomach ulcers'''''
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*Ulcers in the nasal cavity and abomasum
*'''''Embolic tumours in the lungs and liver'''''
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*Can contaminate the placenta
||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l4=Zygomycosis
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|q5=True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants?
|<big>'''Where do lesions occur in cattle?'''
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|a5=
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*True
*'''''Mediastinal, bronchial and mesenteric lymph nodes'''''
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|l5=Zygomycosis
*'''''Ulcers in the nasal cavity and abomasum'''''
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|q6=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Can contaminate the placenta'''''
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|a6=
||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Amphotericin B
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*Surgical excision
|<big>'''True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants'''
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|l6=Zygomycosis
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</FlashCard>
*'''''True'''''
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<br>
||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How would you treat an infection'''
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[[Category:Systemic Mycoses|Zz]][[Category:Fungi Flashcards]]
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
 
*'''''Surgical excision'''''
 
||[[Zygomycosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 22 June 2011

Adiaspiromycosis

Question Answer Article
What is the pathogenesis of an adiaspiromycosis infection? Link to Article
Which animals are mostly affected? Link to Article



Aspergillosis

Question Answer Article
Fill in the missing words about aspergillosis infections:


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.

Link to Article
What are the clinical signs of infection in birds? Link to Article
What do aspergillosis lesions look like in cattle? Link to Article
What diseases does aspergillosis infections cause in horses? Link to Article
What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar? Link to Article
How would you treat an infection of aspergillosis? Link to Article



Blastomycosis

Question Answer Article
Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection? Link to Article
What do colonies look like on Blood agar? Link to Article
What do colonies look like on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar? Link to Article
How would you diagnose an infection? Link to Article
How would you treat an infection? Link to Article



Coccidioidomycosis

Question Answer Article
What environmental conditions does Coccidioides immitis prefer? Link to Article
Describe the pathogenesis of coccidiomycosis infections? Link to Article
How would you diagnose an infection? Link to Article



Entomophthoromycisus

Question Answer Article
What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus? Link to Article
How would you treat an infection? Link to Article




Histoplasmosis

Question Answer Article
True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores? Link to Article
Which organs/bodily systems are affected? Link to Article
Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell? Link to Article
How would you diagnose an infection? Link to Article
How would you treat an infection? Link to Article



Zygomycosis

Question Answer Article
Which fungi cause zygomycosis? Link to Article
Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections? Link to Article
Where do lesions occur in pigs? Link to Article
Where do lesions occur in cattle? Link to Article
True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants? Link to Article
How would you treat an infection? Link to Article