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1
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What place is affected by histoplasma capsulatum

A

Ohio and Mississippi river

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2
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What type of a fungi is histoplasma

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Dimorphic

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3
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What disease does histoplasma cause

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Pneumonia
Disseminated systemic disease in immuno compromised

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4
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C/F of histoplasma

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Palatal ulcer
Pneumonia
Granuloma formation

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5
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Diagnosis of histoplasma

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Urine antigen

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Microscopy of histoplasma

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Inside macrophages

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7
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Histoplasma spreads by

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Bird and bat droppings

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Blastomycese C/F

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Verrucous ulcers
Infection spreads to skin and bone
Granuloma formation
Granuloma nodule
Pneumonia in immunocompetant

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Is blastomycese dimorphic?

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Yes

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10
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What type of budding takes place in balstomycese

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Broad based budding

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Place where blastomycosis seen

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Central and eastern America

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12
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Coccidiod imminents is what type of fungi

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Dimorphic fungi which is mold in cold but spherule in heat

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13
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Is spherules larger than RBC in coccidimycosis

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Yes

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14
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Area where coccidiomycosis seen

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South western America

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Disseminated disease of coccidiodmycosis seen in immuno compromised

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Meningitis
Skin and bone disease

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Paracoccidiomycese clinical features

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Dimorphic fungi
Seen in Latin America

17
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Granuloma formation seen in paracoccidiodmycese

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Yes

18
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Morphology of paracoccidiomyeces

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Captains wheel shaped

19
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How does candida reproduce

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Budding

20
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Morphology of candida in cold temperatures

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Pseudohyphae with budding

21
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Morphology of candida in hot temp

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Germ tube in 37degree Celsius

22
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Diseases caused by candida

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Oral thrush
Vulvovaginitis in diabetics
Aids esophagitis
Diaper rash in kids
Parenteral feeds
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

23
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What individuals are prone to candida infections

A

Neutropenic

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