MYCV: Week 5

Fungal infection deep within the body

Enters through respiratory, gastrointestinal, or by direct inoculation of the skin

Primary infection of systemic mycoses/Deep mycoses

Sytemic/Deep Mycoses are Dimorphic organisms

Soils containing the feces of certain birds such as chicken

Causes darling's disease

Prevalent pulmonary mmycoses of humans

Risk factor: exposure to bird or bat droppings

Causative agent of paracoccidioidal granuloma

Mariner's wheel

Causative agent of Gilchrist's disease

Causative agent of Chicago disease

Causative agent of North American Blastomycoses

Found mainly in thel ungs and is characterized by supprative and granulomatous lesions

"Lollipop appearance"

Infection involving the sinuses. bronchi, lungs, and occasionally other parts of the body

Fungus ball appearance

Has finger-like projections caled phialides

Causative agent of Desert Fever

Causative agent of Valley fever

Causative agent of San Joaquin fever

MOT: Inhalation of arthroconidia