Coccidioides immitis - Wikipedia
Coccidioides immitis is a pathogenic fungus that resides in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and a few other areas in the Western Hemisphere. [2]
Valley fever - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年3月21日 · Valley fever is caused by a person inhaling spores of certain fungi. The fungi that cause valley fever — Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii — live in the soil in parts of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, California, Texas and Washington. It's named after the San Joaquin Valley in California.
Valley Fever: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2024年8月1日 · There are two forms of Coccidioides fungi that cause Valley fever: Coccidioides immitis (C. immitis) grows in the soil in California. Coccidioides posadasii (C. posadasii) grows in other parts of the U.S. and Central and South America.
Clinical Overview of Valley Fever | Valley Fever | CDC
2024年4月24日 · Two species of Coccidioides cause infection: Coccidioides immitis (typically in California) and Coccidioides posadasii (typically outside of California). Clinical differences between the two species have not been observed.
Coccidioidomycosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年2月25日 · The dimorphic fungus Coccidioides causes coccidioidomycosis, also known as San Joaquin Valley fever, which is endemic to the arid regions of the Western Hemisphere. Coccidioides was first discovered by a medical intern in …
Coccidioides - Wikipedia
The causative agents of coccidioidomycosis are Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. Both C. immitis and C. posadasii are indistinguishable during laboratory testing and commonly referred in literature as Coccidioides .
Coccidioidomycosis | Utah Epidemiology
Coccidioidomycosis is an infectious disease caused by inhaling spores of a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. The disease starts out as a respiratory illness and may progress to a continual infection.
Coccidioidomycosis - Coccidioidomycosis - Merck Manual Professional Edition
Coccidioidomycosis is caused by the fungi Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii; it usually occurs as an acute, benign, asymptomatic or self-limited respiratory infection. The spectrum of disease ranges from acute pneumonia to disseminated extrapulmonary disease …
The mysterious desert dwellers: Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides …
The genus Coccidioides consists of two species: C. immitis and C. posadasii. Prior to 2000, all disease was thought to be caused by a single species, C. immitis. The organism grows in arid to semiarid alkaline soils throughout western North America ...
Proper Care and Feeding of Coccidioides: A Laboratorian’s Guide …
Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are soil-dwelling dimorphic fungi endemic to arid and semi-arid regions in the Americas (Nguyen et al., 2013). These neglected fungal pathogens are the etiological agents of coccidioidomycosis, which is commonly referred to as “Valley fever.”