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.
Clinical Overview of Valley Fever | Valley Fever | CDC
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.
Valley Fever: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
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.
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 - 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 …
Update on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of ...
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. The dimorphic fungi live in the soils of arid and semi-arid regions of the western United States, as well as parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Coccidioides immitis and posadasii ; A review of their biology ...
Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are two highly pathogenic dimorphic fungal species that are endemic in the arid areas of the new world, including the region from west Texas to southern and central California in the USA that cause coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley Fever).
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 ...
Coccidioidomycosis - Infectious Diseases - MSD 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 …