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23 Cards in this Set
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What are the two forms of fungi
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yeasts and molds
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This form of fungi is a single cell
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yeasts
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This form of fungi forms hyphae
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molds
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Fungi can be dimorphic - what does this mean?
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They can be both yeasts and molds; form yeasts at 37C and molds if they grow outside the body
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What type of mold causes farmer's lung
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Aspergillus
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List the dimorphic fungi? (3)
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histoplasma,
blastomyces, coccidioides |
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list the two yeasts
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candida and cryptococcus
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What yeast causes pneumonia and meningitis?
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cryptococcus
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Which dimorphic fungi causes desert rheumatism?
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coccidioides
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What are the two manners in which fungi reproduce?
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asexual and sexual
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Fungi that do not reproduce sexually are called what?
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fungi imperfecti
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2 cells fuse, diploid cell divides by meiosis - what is the type of reproduction?
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sexual
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What is formed from sexual reproduction of fungi?
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spores
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what is formed from asexual reproduction of fungi?
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conidia
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Fungal disease diagnosis is made by light microscopy using what?
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10% KOH; which dissolves tissue but not fungal walls
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What is the microscopic feature of cutaneous fungal diseases dermatophytosis and tinea versicolor?
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HYPHAE
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Sporotrichosis has what microscopic feature?
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cigar shaped budding yeast
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Arthrospores are the microscopic feature of coccidioidomycosis found in the soil or tissue?
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SOIL
Tissue - causes endospores |
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What systemic fungal disease causes the microscopic feature of yeasts in macrophages?
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histoplasmosis
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V shaped microscopic features belong to what fungi?
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Aspergillosis
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"valley fever"; endemic to arizona, nevada, new mexico
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Coccidioidomycosis
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allergy, exacerbates asthma, pulmonary disease in immunocompromised patients, and x-ray shows fungas ball within cavity
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Aspergillosis
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humid soil near mississippi river where most infections are asymptomatic
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histoplasmosis
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