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Microbiology Mycology e98619c2

Valley fever or dese rheumatism is caused by?

A
Sporothrix
B
Coccidioides
C
Phialophora
D
Histoplasma
High-Yield Explanation
Coccidioidomycosis (also called dese rheumatism or San Joaquin Valley fever or California fever) - A systemic fungal disease caused by a dimorphic soil dwelling fungus - Coccidioides Sporotrichosis or Rose Gardner's disease is chronic subcutaneous pyogranulomatous disease caused by a thermally dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Chromoblastomycosis is a slowly progressing granulomatous infection caused by several soil fungi. These are Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Fonsecaea compactum, Cladosporium carrionii, and Phialophora verrucosa. Histoplasmosis or Darling's disease is caused by dimorphic fungus-Histoplasma capsulatum.

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