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Coccidioidomycosis Immitis & C. posadasii
Valley Fever.
Endemic in south-west USA, Mexico, Central / South America
Can be aerosolized. Infection through respiration.
Dimorphic because they form spheres or Hyphae (the form in the lungs)
Hyphae: IN VITRO. Mold and can be aerosolized
Sphere: IN VIVO. Sphere divides in tissue lesions
Can develop resistance after the first infection. (Hence can have vaccines).
Endemic in south-west USA, Mexico, Central / South America
Can be aerosolized. Infection through respiration.
Dimorphic because they form spheres or Hyphae (the form in the lungs)
Hyphae: IN VITRO. Mold and can be aerosolized
Sphere: IN VIVO. Sphere divides in tissue lesions
Can develop resistance after the first infection. (Hence can have vaccines).
