Preferred Label : coccidioidomycosis;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : coccidioidomycoses; valley fever; valley fevers; san joaquin valley fever; Coccidioidomycosis Infection; Coccidioidomycosis Infections; Infection, Coccidioidomycosis; Coccidioides Infection; Coccidioides Infections; Infection, Coccidioides;
CISMeF synonym : coccidioides immitis infection; infections, coccidioides immitis;
MeSH hyponym : Coccidioides posadasii Infections; Infection, Coccidioides posadasii; Coccidioides immitis Infections; Infection, Coccidioides immitis;
MeSH annotation : fungus disease caused by COCCIDIOIDES, not COCCIDIA;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioidomycosis;
Origin ID : D003047;
UMLS CUI : C0009186;
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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.
http://voyage.gc.ca/voyager/sante-securite/maladies/fievre-de-la-vallee
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