Fungal CNS Infections 01

Topic: Behavior

Created on Sunday, October 14 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Friday, November 22 2024.

 
        A) Candida
 
        B) Cryptococcus
 
        C) Coccidiomycosis
 
        D) Blastomycosis
 
        E) Histoplasmosis
 

 

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This question was created on October 14, 2007 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on November 22, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) Candida

This answer is incorrect.

Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in the San Joaquin Valley.
Candida is fairly ubiquitous.  (See References)

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B) Cryptococcus

This answer is incorrect.

Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in the San Joaquin Valley.
Cryptococcus is fairly ubiquitous.  (See References)

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C) Coccidiomycosis

This answer is correct.

Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in the San Joaquin Valley.

The San Joaquin Valley.  (See References)

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D) Blastomycosis

This answer is incorrect.

Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in the San Joaquin Valley.
Blastomycosis is commonly seen primarily in the Ohio and Mississippi basins.  (See References)

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E) Histoplasmosis

This answer is incorrect.

Coccidiomycosis is commonly seen in the San Joaquin Valley.
Histoplasmosis is commonly seen primarily in the Ohio River Valley.  (See References)

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References:

1. Madhuri, B., Manjari, T., and Verma, A. Infections of the Nervous System: Fungal Infections. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia, pp. 1545-1554. (ISBN:0750674695).

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Fungal CNS Infections 01
Question ID: 10140701
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 10/14/2007
Modified: 11/22/2024
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