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Lower Respiratory Mycoses Flashcards

1
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Coccidioidomycosis is also known as what

A

San Joaquin valley fever

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2
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about 60% of the patients infected with coccidioidomycosis are what

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asymptomatic or so few symptoms

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3
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dissemination of coccidioidomycosis to other sites occurs mostly in what type of individuals

A

immunocompromised

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4
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Coccidioidomycosis is caused by what pathogen

A

coccidioides immitis

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5
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Coccidioidomycosis is almost exclusively where

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southwestern US and northern mexico

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6
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coccidioidomycosis fungal spores from the soil enter the body how

A

through inhalation

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7
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how is coccidioidomycosis is diagnosed by what

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the presence of spherules

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8
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if coccidioidomycosis spreads to the CNS, what happen if left untreated

A

FATAL

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9
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Blastomycosis is also known as what

A

Gilchrist’s disease

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10
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if symptoms develop in blastomycosis they are often like what

A

flu like

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11
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what happens to the blastomycosis in most people

A

it resolves

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12
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blastomycosis is caused by what pathogen

A

Blastomyces dermatitidis

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13
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Where is blastomycosis an endemic

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southeastern US north to canada

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14
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Blastomycosis will enter the body via

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inhalation of dust carrying fungal spores

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15
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Blastomycosis is considered what due to the incidence of human infection increasing

A

an emerging disease

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16
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Paracoccidioidomycosis produces what

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chronic inflammatory disease of mucous membranes

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17
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what sets paracoccidioidomycosis apart from coccidioidomycosis?

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ulcerated lesions

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18
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what is the pathogen that causes paracoccidioidomycosis

A

paracoccidioides brasilienses

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19
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paracoccidioidomycosis is transmitted how

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inhalation

20
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Histoplasmosis is also known as what

A

ohio river valley disease

21
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how many individuals are asymptomatic who are infected with histoplasmosis

A

95%

22
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5% of those cases of histoplasmosis develop what

A

clinical histoplasmosis

23
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what is the pathogen that causes histoplasmosis

A

histoplasma capsulatum

24
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what is the most common fungal pathogen affecting humans ***

A

histoplasma capsulatum

25
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what is the most common fungal pathogen to cause disease **

A

Candida

26
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the histoplasmosis pathogen is found in what type of environments

A

soils containing high nitrogen levels, such as droppings of bats and birds

27
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how to human get infected with the histoplasmosis virus

A

inhale airborne spores from the soil

28
Q

when taking an X-ray of an individuals with histoplasmosis what is often seen

A

granulomas

29
Q

infections in immunocompetent individuals usually what

A

resolve without treatment

30
Q

Pneumocytis pneumonia (PCP) is usually asymptomatic in what type of individuals

A

immunocompetent

31
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clearance of the PCP fungus leads to what

A

long lasting immunity

32
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Pneumocytis pneumonia is caused by what pathogen

A

Pneumocystis jirovecii

33
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PCP resembles what more than fungi

A

a protozoa

34
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PCP is transmitted how

A

inhalation of droplets

35
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Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common opportunistic fungal infection is who

A

AIDS infected patients

36
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presence of Pneumocystis pneumonia is almost diagnostic for what

A

AIDS

37
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what is the treatment for PCP

A

anti protozoan drugs

38
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Aspergillosis is most commonly causes what

A

only allergies

39
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aspergillosis is caused b fungi in what genus

A

aspergillus

40
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aspergillus occurs from what

A

inhalation of the fungal spores

41
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aspergillus is concidered what

A

an emerging disease

42
Q

“Killer Mold” is caused by what fungi

A

Stachybotrys chartarum

43
Q

Stachybotrys became known as

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“killer black mold” or “toxic black mold”

44
Q

Killer mold had been concluded to have no what

A

no causal relationship between mold and infant death

45
Q

Killer mold may increase the risk of adverse reactions in which type of individuals

A

immunocompromised or allergy-prone individuals

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