Ch. 26 questions Word Scramble
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List the main areas of the body infected by the yeast filobasidiella neoformans | lungs and membranes of the brain |
List 3 dimorphic fungi with their sites of infection | Histoplasma capsulatum--lungs, Blastomyces dermatitidis--pulmonary infections, Coccidioides immitis--pulmonary and meningeal regions |
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 |
How can Aspergillus and the phycomycetes be distinguishesed by looking at their hyphae? | Aspergillus produce septate hyphae, while phycomycetes produce aseptate hyphae |
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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