coccidioidomycosis
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- noun
- /ˌkɒksɪdiˌoʊɪdəˈmaɪkoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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coccidioidomicosis
- Doctors often misdiagnose coccidioidomycosis because its symptoms resemble those of other respiratory illnesses.
- hospitalized with coccidioidomycosis
- coccidioidomycosis cases
- coccidioidomycosis diagnosis
Examples
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In Ventura County, California, 203 outbreak-associated coccidioidomycosis cases were identified, and investigators found that dust exposure was substantially associated with acute illness (16).
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California and Arizona have the highest rates of reported coccidioidomycosis cases in the United States (4, 6).
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Efforts are needed to reduce the incidence of disease, yet options for the prevention of coccidioidomycosis are limited.
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Another coccidioidomycosis outbreak occurred after a severe dust storm in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California in December 1977.
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Over the past decade, increases in the number of reported cases of coccidioidomycosis have been documented from Arizona and California (6, 12-16).
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In the past decade, state-specific increases in the number of reported cases of coccidioidomycosis have been observed in areas of California and Arizona where the disease is endemic.
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A total of 1,220 (8%) patients hospitalized for coccidioidomycosis died during an initial or subsequent hospitalization.
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Many people in California suffer from coccidioidomycosis, especially after dust storms that spread fungal spores.
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Symptoms of coccidioidomycosis can include a persistent cough, fever, and excessive sputum production.
Synonyms
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A lung infection from breathing in fungus spores in dry dusty areas that causes cough, fever, and sometimes skin lumps
A lung and skin infection from a fungus in dry areas that causes cough and skin sores
A lung and skin infection from a fungus in dry, dusty places
Surface Forms
Morphology
coccidioidomycosis = Coccidioides + mycosis (opaque) = coccidioid + mycosis
The word combines a Latin genus name and a technical medical term, so its meaning is not derivable by an average learner from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Coccidioidomycosis comes from parts that name the fungus and the illness: cocci, a word for 'berry' because the fungus makes round, berry-like shapes, myco meaning 'fungus', and -osis meaning 'disease'. So, coccidioidomycosis means a 'fungus disease', which helps explain why it is a fungal infection often affecting the lungs.