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Fungal Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

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List the main areas of the body infected by the yeast filobasidiella neoformans   lungs and membranes of the brain  
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List 3 dimorphic fungi with their sites of infection   Histoplasma capsulatum--lungs, Blastomyces dermatitidis--pulmonary infections, Coccidioides immitis--pulmonary and meningeal regions  
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What is thermal dimorphism?   refers to certain fungi that grow in cool environments, as molds--as temps rise to 37 degrees C, they grow as yeasts  
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How can Aspergillus and the phycomycetes be distinguishesed by looking at their hyphae?   Aspergillus produce septate hyphae, while phycomycetes produce aseptate hyphae  
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what types of people are infected with Pneumocystis carinii? who gets pneumocystosis?   anyone can be infected with Pneumocystis carinii--immunocompromised people like AIDS pts get pneumocystosis  
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