Transmission Flashcards
1
Q
Thorn prick, gardeners
A
Sporotrichosis
2
Q
Inhalation of arthrospores
A
Coccidioides immitis, valley fever
3
Q
Inhalation of airborne micronidia from bird droppings (starling bird) or bat guano
A
Histoplasma capsulatum
4
Q
Inhalation of conidia
(2 systemic mycosis,
1 opportunistic)
A
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Aspergillus fumigatus
5
Q
Inhalation of air born yeasts from pigeon droppings
A
Cryptococcus neoformans