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    kok-SID-ee-oy-doh-my-KOH-sis), is a mammalian fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. It is commonly known as cocci, Valley fever, as...
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    habitat. The causative agents of coccidioidomycosis are Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. Both C. immitis and C. posadasii are indistinguishable...
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    tests are administered, which aim to discover Coccidioides antigens. However, because the Coccidioides creates a mass that can mimic a lung tumor, the...
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  • Coccidioides posadasii is a pathogenic fungus that, along with Coccidioides immitis, is the causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever in...
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    fungi are important pathogens of humans and other animals, including Coccidioides immitis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Candida albicans, Blastomyces...
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    chlamydospores. Some medically significant pathogens, such as Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii, both causative agents of coccidioidomycosis (also...
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    neoformans, Pneumocystis jiroveci (pneumocystis pneumonia, or PCP), and Coccidioides immitis. Histoplasmosis is most common in the Mississippi River basin...
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    Staphylococcus species, Mycoplasma pneumoniae), chlamydial. Fungal (Coccidioides immitis) Parasitic (Trichomonas species, Toxoplasma gondii), Viral (especially...
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    Other less common pathogenic fungi which can cause meningitis include: Coccidioides immitis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Candida...
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    Fire, El Dorado Fire, and Bobcat Fire. The winds carry Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii spores into nonendemic areas, a pathogenic fungus...
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    Candida (especially in immunocompromised persons), and Cryptococcus and Coccidioides.[citation needed] Often due to excessive use of the vocal folds such...
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    Onygenales Coccidioides immitis/Coccidioides posadasii Coccidioidomycosis Disseminated coccidioidomycosis Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis. Primary...
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    Candida species that causes infections of the central nervous system. Coccidioides - it is endemic to southwestern United States and Mexico. A third of...
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    Onygenales Coccidioides immitis/Coccidioides posadasii Coccidioidomycosis Disseminated coccidioidomycosis Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis. Primary...
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    Cryptococcus or candida did not stain, and very rare staining was seen in Coccidioides endospores. Madison B (2001). "Application of stains in clinical microbiology"...
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    (LGV), caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis Epstein-Barr virus Coccidioides immitis (Valley fever) Cat scratch disease Autoimmune disorders associated...
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    Fungi Aspergillus Blastomyces Candida species including Candida albicans Coccidioides immitis Cryptococcus neoformans Fusarium species Histoplasma capsulatum...
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  • Scedosporium sanyaense Lomentospora prolificans Coccidioides spp., including: Coccidioides immitis Coccidioides posadasii Pichia kudriavzevii (formerly Candida...
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    osteomyelitis. The two most common are Blastomyces dermatitidis and Coccidioides immitis.[citation needed] In osteomyelitis involving the vertebral bodies...
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    frequent pathogens are Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Toxoplasma gondii. Chemotherapy-induced...
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  • Mahmoud K. S. (1957). "Blastomyces cerolytica (sp. n.) and its relation to Coccidioides". Mycopathologia. 8 (1): 18–26. doi:10.1007/BF02053115. Blastomyces cerolytica...
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    Bacteroides species can prolong the ulcerative process. Fungal causes include Coccidioides immitis (valley fever), Cryptococcus neoformans (cryptococcosis), and...
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    histoplasmosis, or in immunocompromised hosts Aspergillus, Candida, and Coccidioides.[citation needed] The most common cause of pericarditis worldwide is...
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    and yellow fever virus. Fungal agents that have been studied include Coccidioides spp. Toxins that can be used as weapons include ricin, staphylococcal...
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  • deserticola Agaricus evertens Battarreoides diguetii Chlamydopus meyenianus Coccidioides Disciseda sp. Montagnea arenaria Podaxis longii Podaxis pistillaris Tulostoma...
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    Onygenales Coccidioides immitis/Coccidioides posadasii Coccidioidomycosis Disseminated coccidioidomycosis Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycosis. Primary...
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  • pathogens. Primary pathogens include the following: Cryptococcus neoformans, Coccidioides immitis, Blastomyces dermatitides, and Hystoplasma capsulatum. Secondary...
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  • deceptively explains to her that she likely inhaled a fungal spore – Coccidioides immitis in her brain, which was released during the earthquake, lying...
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    Mycobacterium Fungi: Candida, Aspergillus, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, and Coccidioides Parasites: Entamoeba histolytica, Paragonimus Lung abscesses are often...
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    Disease Causative agent (military symbol) Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides immitis (OC)...
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