coccidioidomycosis
[kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis]
- a disease caused by inhaling spores of Coccidioides fungi, characterized by fever, respiratory infection, and reddish bumps on the skin, common in hot, semiarid regions, especially in southwestern U. S. and Mexico.
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The scientific term for the disease is coccidioidomycosis, most commonly known as valley fever.
coccidioidomycosis
- a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis
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Word Origin
C20: from New Latin Coccidioides + -o- + mycosis
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coccidioidomycosis
(kŏk-sĭd′ē-oi′dō-mī-kō′sĭs)- An infectious respiratory disease of humans and other animals caused by inhaling the fungus Coccidioides immitis; it is characterized by fever and various respiratory symptoms.valley fever
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