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Coccidioidomycosis

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Coccidioidomycosis - chest X-ray
Coccidioidomycosis - chest x-ray
Pulmonary nodule - front view chest X-ray
Pulmonary nodule - front view chest X-ray
Alternative Names

Coccidiosis; San Joaquin Valley fever; Valley fever


Prevention

General maintenance of good health will limit the disease to a benign pulmonary form. Prevention of AIDS or other causes of damage to the immune system will generally prevent the more severe forms of the disease.


Review Date: 10/09/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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