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cocci

[kok-sahy, -see]

noun

  1. plural of coccus.

  2. coccidioidomycosis.



cocci

/ ˈkɒksaɪ /

noun

  1. the plural of coccus

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Valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis or “cocci,” is caused by a fungus that grows in dirt.

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But finally they had a definitive answer: It was cocci.

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Officially known as coccidioidomycosis — or “cocci” for short — valley fever is a fungal infection that is transmitted in dust.

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Coccidioidomycosis, also known as cocci or valley fever is endemic to the region’s soil, as well as California’s Central Valley.

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Meanwhile, scientists were oh so slowly poking around in a microscopic world of dots and dashes that would soon be recast as pathogenic cocci and bacilli.

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