coccidioidomycosis

American  

[kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis] / kɒkˌsɪd iˌɔɪ doʊ maɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a fungal infection caused by inhaling Coccidioides spores, characterized by fever, respiratory illness, and reddish bumps on the skin, contracted especially in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America: While not an uncommon ailment, most people who breathe in the spores do not develop an infection.

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coccidioidomycosis British  

/ kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a disease of the skin or viscera, esp the lungs, caused by infection with the fungus Coccidioides immitis

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Etymology

Origin of coccidioidomycosis

First recorded in 1935–40; Coccidioid(es) ( def. ) + -o- ( def. ) + mycosis ( def. )

Example Sentences

Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a lung infection that people get when they breathe in spores of the fungus, coccidioides, that lives in dry soil, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times

According to state health officials, 19 others were diagnosed with coccidioidomycosis in the weeks and months following the event.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Blastomycosis was a much more serious disease than coccidioidomycosis, requiring significantly longer treatment.

From New York Times

Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by a fungus that lives in the soil in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico and Central and South America.

From New York Times