Concept explainers
(1)
To determine:
Blastomyces is dimorphic; what does this adjective mean.
Case summary:
Phil went to western Ontario, Canada, who spent two weeks there in camping, fishing, and hiking. After his return to his college with sweet memories of Canada, he felt worse and the symptoms are related to the flu. The symptoms are coughing, shivering, chills and fever, tiredness, muscle aches and runny nose. Phil developed serious effects because of the undiagnosis of the disease and inappropriate treatment. The serious symptoms of Phil are weight loss, appearance of sores on the neck, face, and legs. He also has aching and swollen testes. Phil was infected with Blastomyces, a fungal infection. He got treated with amphotericin B for two weeks followed by itraconazole for a period of a year.
(2)
To determine:
Why does AIDS increase the incidence of blastomycosis.
Case summary:
Phil went to western Ontario, Canada, who spent two weeks there in camping, fishing, and hiking. After his return to his college with sweet memories of Canada, he felt worse and the symptoms are related to the flu. The symptoms are coughing, shivering, chills and fever, tiredness, muscle aches and runny nose. Phil developed serious effects because of the undiagnosis of the disease and inappropriate treatment. The serious symptoms of Phil are weight loss, appearance of sores on the neck, face, and legs. He also has aching and swollen testes. Phil was infected with Blastomyces, a fungal infection. He got treated with amphotericin B for two weeks followed by itraconazole for a period of a year.
(3)
To determine:
Given that Blastomyces is a mold that grows on dead leaves, how does it cause disease in people.
Case summary:
Phil went to western Ontario, Canada, who spent two weeks there in camping, fishing, and hiking. After his return to his college with sweet memories of Canada, he felt worse and the symptoms are related to the flu. The symptoms are coughing, shivering, chills and fever, tiredness, muscle aches and runny nose. Phil developed serious effects because of the undiagnosis of the disease and inappropriate treatment. The serious symptoms of Phil are weight loss, appearance of sores on the neck, face, and legs. He also has aching and swollen testes. Phil was infected with Blastomyces, a fungal infection. He got treated with amphotericin B for two weeks followed by itraconazole for a period of a year.

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