Lower Respiratory Mycoses Flashcards
Coccidioidomycosis is also known as what
San Joaquin valley fever
about 60% of the patients infected with coccidioidomycosis are what
asymptomatic or so few symptoms
dissemination of coccidioidomycosis to other sites occurs mostly in what type of individuals
immunocompromised
Coccidioidomycosis is caused by what pathogen
coccidioides immitis
Coccidioidomycosis is almost exclusively where
southwestern US and northern mexico
coccidioidomycosis fungal spores from the soil enter the body how
through inhalation
how is coccidioidomycosis is diagnosed by what
the presence of spherules
if coccidioidomycosis spreads to the CNS, what happen if left untreated
FATAL
Blastomycosis is also known as what
Gilchrist’s disease
if symptoms develop in blastomycosis they are often like what
flu like
what happens to the blastomycosis in most people
it resolves
blastomycosis is caused by what pathogen
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Where is blastomycosis an endemic
southeastern US north to canada
Blastomycosis will enter the body via
inhalation of dust carrying fungal spores
Blastomycosis is considered what due to the incidence of human infection increasing
an emerging disease
Paracoccidioidomycosis produces what
chronic inflammatory disease of mucous membranes
what sets paracoccidioidomycosis apart from coccidioidomycosis?
ulcerated lesions
what is the pathogen that causes paracoccidioidomycosis
paracoccidioides brasilienses
paracoccidioidomycosis is transmitted how
inhalation
Histoplasmosis is also known as what
ohio river valley disease
how many individuals are asymptomatic who are infected with histoplasmosis
95%
5% of those cases of histoplasmosis develop what
clinical histoplasmosis
what is the pathogen that causes histoplasmosis
histoplasma capsulatum
what is the most common fungal pathogen affecting humans ***
histoplasma capsulatum
what is the most common fungal pathogen to cause disease **
Candida
the histoplasmosis pathogen is found in what type of environments
soils containing high nitrogen levels, such as droppings of bats and birds
how to human get infected with the histoplasmosis virus
inhale airborne spores from the soil
when taking an X-ray of an individuals with histoplasmosis what is often seen
granulomas
infections in immunocompetent individuals usually what
resolve without treatment
Pneumocytis pneumonia (PCP) is usually asymptomatic in what type of individuals
immunocompetent
clearance of the PCP fungus leads to what
long lasting immunity
Pneumocytis pneumonia is caused by what pathogen
Pneumocystis jirovecii
PCP resembles what more than fungi
a protozoa
PCP is transmitted how
inhalation of droplets
Pneumocystis pneumonia is a common opportunistic fungal infection is who
AIDS infected patients
presence of Pneumocystis pneumonia is almost diagnostic for what
AIDS
what is the treatment for PCP
anti protozoan drugs
Aspergillosis is most commonly causes what
only allergies
aspergillosis is caused b fungi in what genus
aspergillus
aspergillus occurs from what
inhalation of the fungal spores
aspergillus is concidered what
an emerging disease
“Killer Mold” is caused by what fungi
Stachybotrys chartarum
Stachybotrys became known as
“killer black mold” or “toxic black mold”
Killer mold had been concluded to have no what
no causal relationship between mold and infant death
Killer mold may increase the risk of adverse reactions in which type of individuals
immunocompromised or allergy-prone individuals
