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Fungal infections of the respiratory tract- Blue 1/17/2013

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Dimorphism   Exists in mycelial form in the soil and in yeast form in the body  
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Fugal infections are acquired by   Spores from the mycelial form  
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Why does the yeast form have a longer life span in the body?   It survives phagocytosis and therefor requires a specific cell-mediated response to be cleared  
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Histoplasmosis is common where?   Ohio-Mississippi Valley  
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Histoplasmosis growth is commonly associated with guano of   Birds, particularly starlings,chickens and bats  
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Histoplasmosis is acquired from   Inhalation of conidia which is converted to yeast in the lungs  
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Disease progression of histoplasmosis is associated with   Heavy infecting doses or immunodeficiency  
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Constant reinfection and resolution of histolplasmosis is often asymptomatic but presents with   Granulomas in the lungs (common in the midwest)  
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Symptoms of progressed histoplasmosis   Flu-like, patchy pneumonia that is chronic and relapsing  
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Classic pattern seen in histoplasmosis   Snowstorm or buckshot  
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In immunocompromised patients with histoplasmosis, dissemination may occur to   Spleen, Liver, Adrenals  
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Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in regions of   Southwestern US (Desert)  
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Peak infection rates of coccidiomycosis are found after a   Desert rain  
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Coccidomycosis have a thick wall to protect from   Heat in the Desert  
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Coccidomycosis replicates by   Nuclear division which eventually walls off, leading to sacs of endospores  
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LIfe cycle of coccidomycosis   Arthrospores are inhaled from desert soil and are converted to yeast. Yeast goes through nuclear division to form spherules which contain endospores which infect  
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Coccidomycosis symptoms   Mild, flue-like illness, fever, cough, headache. Resolves in 2-6 weeks  
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Treatment for coccidomycosis   Azole drugs, Amphotericin B  
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Treatment for histoplasmosis   Azole drugs, Amphotericin B  
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North American Blastomycosis differs from Histoplasmosis in that it can also infect   Dogs  
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Balstomycosis patients may initially present with   Cutaneous lesions  
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Paracoccidiomycosis is limited to which areas   Central and South America, Tropical and Subtropical areas  
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Paracoccidiomycosis presents with   Cutaneous or mucocutaneous ulcers, especially in the oral and nasal cavities  
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