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coccidioidomycosis
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /kɒkˌsɪd.iˌɔɪ.dəʊ.maɪˈkəʊ.sɪs/ us /kɑːkˌsɪd.iˌɔɪ.doʊ.maɪˈkoʊ.sɪs/
a disease in people and animals that especially affects the lungs, caused by a fungus that grows in the soil, especially in the southwestern part of the United States, and parts of Central and South America:
Early symptoms of coccidioidomycosis mimic the flu, with symptoms that include a cough, lethargy, and a fever.
Coccidioidomycosis is not contagious; reports of human-to-human spread are extremely rare.
Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by inhaling spores from the fungus Coccidioides immitis.
Outside the region in which coccidioidomycosis is endemic, routine testing does not appear to be useful.
Coccidioidomycosis is a noncontagious lung disease caused by soil fungus found in the Southwest, including Arizona.
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