Immunological System Pathology 1 - Mycology Flashcards
What is the common name for the clinical presentation of Coccidiodes immitis or Coccidiodes posadasii infection?
San Joaquin Valley fever, formally coccidioidomycosis
From what do fungi derive their energy, and how is this different from plants?
From organic chemicals, primarily saccharides, unlike photosynthesis in most plants.
Residence in what region of North America is a risk for contracting coccidioidomycosis?
Southwestern US, Northwestern Mexico, and Central America
Residence in what region of North America is a risk for contracting histoplasmosis?
Northeastern US in Ohio and Mississippi river valleys
Residence in what region of North America is a risk for contracting Blastomycosis?
States bordering the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and those states and provinces bordering the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
What is the most common clinical presentation for someone infected with Coccidiodes immitis?
Flu-like illness (fever, chest pains, cough, and weight loss)
Who is most likely to develop serious complications or meningial involvement if infected with Coccidiodes immitis?
Immunodeficient individuals, pregnant women, those with blood group B, and those of African and Filipino descent
What are the acute symptoms of a Blastomy-cosis infection?
Looks like a bacterial pneumonia (myalgia, arthralgia, chills, fever, and cough) potentially with bone, skin, or male genitourinary involvement
What are the acute symptoms of a Histoplasmosis infection?
Mild flu-like illness (fever, headache, malaise, pleuritic chest pain, and nonproductive cough)
Which primary fungal infection has primary lung involvement with secondary mucosal lesions?
Paracoccidioidomycosis cause by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
How do yeast reproduce?
Asexual budding
How do molds reproduce?
Spores, can be formed by meiosis (sexually) or mitosis (asexually)
What is the tubular branching network of a mold technically called?
Mycelium or colony
What is the name of the tubular branches of a mold
Hyphae and Pseudohyphae
What are the two types of Hyphae?
Coenocytic (hollow and multinucleate)
Septate (Septate contains groups of cells surrounded by a tubular cell wall and divided by a porous septum which allows for the sharing of cytoplasm and organelles)
