COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

n. disease which affects man and some animals and is caused by the spores of a certain fungus

Coccidioidomycosis (also known as Valley fever, California valley fever, and (incorrectly) coccidiomycosis) is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii. It is endemic in certain parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and northwestern Mexico.C. immitis resides in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and a few other areas in the Western Hemisphere. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, which are a form of spore. The disease is not transmitted from person to person. C. immitis is a dimorphic saprophytic organism that grows as a mycelium in the soil and produces a spherule form in the host organism.
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Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by inhaling the microscopic spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis. [more]Coccidioidomycosis - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
(synonym) coccidiomycosis, valley fever, desert rheumatism
(hypernym) fungal infection, mycosis

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