Diseases

Coccidioidomycosis

Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.

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Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.

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  • Coccidioides Infection
  • Coccidioidomycosis Infection
  • San Joaquin Valley Fever
  • Valley Fever
  • Coccidioides Infections
  • Coccidioidomycoses
  • Coccidioidomycosis Infections
  • Infection, Coccidioides
  • Infection, Coccidioidomycosis
  • Valley Fevers
  • Coccidioides immitis Infection
  • Coccidioides posadasii Infection
  • Coccidioides immitis Infections
  • Coccidioides posadasii Infections
  • Infection, Coccidioides immitis
  • Infection, Coccidioides posadasii

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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fungus disease caused by COCCIDIOIDES, not COCCIDIA

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  1. C01w.150.703w.203w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Coccidioidomycosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003047. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003047
  2. Coccidioidomycosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioidomycosis
  3. Coccidioidomycosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868137