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==<font color="black">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
==<font color="black">Adiaspiromycosis</font>==
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==<font color="purple">Blastomycosis</font>==
==<font color="black">Blastomycosis</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="5">
|q1=Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?
|q1=Describe the pathogenesis of a blastomycosis infection?
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==<font color="purple">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
==<font color="black">Coccidioidomycosis</font>==
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|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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|l1=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''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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|l2=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''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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|l3=Coccidioidomycosis
*'''''Clinical signs'''''
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*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
*'''''Latex agglutination'''''
*'''''Immunodiffusion'''''
*'''''A positive skin test indicates exposure'''''
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==<font color="purple">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
==<font color="black">Entomophthoromycisus</font>==
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|q1=What clinical signs present with an infection of entomophthoromycisus?
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*Ulcerative granulomas in subcutaneous tissue
*Large lesions affecting the skin on the head, neck and chest which have fistulous tracts extending to the lymph nodes
|l1=Entomophthoromycisus
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|q2=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''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'''''
*Surgical excision
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*Amphotericin B
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*Ketoconazole
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|l2=Entomophthoromycisus
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*'''''Surgical excision'''''
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*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
*'''''Ketoconazole'''''
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==<font color="black">Histoplasmosis</font>==
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|q1=True or False: Histoplasmosis infections occur solely through ingestion of fungal spores?
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*False
*Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory
|l1=Histoplasmosis
|q2=Which organs/bodily systems are affected?
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*Reticuloendothelial
*Pulmonary
*Intestinal
|l2=Histoplasmosis
|q3=Histoplasma capsulatum are found intracellularly in which type of cell?
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*Macrophages
|l3=Histoplasmosis
|q4=How would you diagnose an infection?
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*Clinical signs
*Complement fixation test
*Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion
*Immunodiffusion
*A positive skin test indicates exposure only (not an active infection)
|l4=Histoplasmosis
|q5=How would you treat an infection?
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*Amphotericin B
*If Amphotericin B is contra-indicated, imidazoles can be given
*In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor
|l5=Histoplasmosis
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==<font color="purple">Histoplasmosis</font>==
==<font color="black">Zygomycosis</font>==
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|q1=Which fungi cause zygomycosis?
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*Mucor
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*Absidia
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*Rhizopus
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*Mortierella
|l1=Zygomycosis
*'''''Infection is through both ingestion and respiratory'''''
|q2=Describe the general pathogenesis of zygomycosis infections?
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*Infection is through inhalation and ingestion
*Lymph nodes of the repiratory and ailimentary tract are infected
*Lymph nodes enlarge and become caseous
*'''''Reticuloendothelial'''''
*Causes stomach and intestinal ulcers
*'''''Pulmonary'''''
*Lesions are usually localised (can become generalised)
*'''''Intestinal'''''
*Granulomatous lesions can ulcerate
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|l2=Zygomycosis
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|q3=Where do lesions occur in pigs?
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*Mediastinal and submandibular lymph nodes
*'''''Macrophages'''''
*Stomach ulcers
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*Embolic tumours in the lungs and liver
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|l3=Zygomycosis
|q4=Where do lesions occur in cattle?
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*'''''Clinical signs'''''
*Mediastinal, bronchial and mesenteric lymph nodes
*'''''Complement fixation test'''''
*Ulcers in the nasal cavity and abomasum
*'''''Counterimmunoelectrodiffusion'''''
*Can contaminate the placenta
|l4=Zygomycosis
|q5=True or False: Zygomycosis are common labaratory contaminants?
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*True
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|l5=Zygomycosis
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|q6=How would you treat an infection?
*'''''Amphotericin B'''''
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*Amphotericin B
*'''''In acute and disseminated cases, the prognosis is poor'''''
*Surgical excision
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|l6=Zygomycosis
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