Question 1

anyone ever heard of coccidioidomycosis, (valley fever), and is it related to a 'nodule' in your lung?

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Fungal infection: This is a fungal infection caused (usually) by breathing in spores of a fungus. It is found in certain desert areas of the sw usa and mexico. Many people have no symptoms, but if they do, the initial illness is "flu-like". Fevers, headache, cough and sometimes sharp chest pains. If you developed an infection with pulmonary complications are traveling to high risk area, this may be a consideration.

Question 2

coccidioidomycosis, is it potentially fatal?

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Often not fatal: For most otherwise healthy people coccidioidomycosis is a mild self-limited disease. Probably a surprisingly high percentage of the us population has been exposed without knowing it. Those with hiv/aids or some other immunodeficiency are at risk for more severe or disseminated disease, which can most certainly be fatal.

Question 3

why is coccidioidomycosis  a fungal disease?

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It is a fungus: Coccidioides immitis is the actual name of the fungus that causes the disease coccidioidomycosis.  It is a fungal infection because it is caused by a fungus.  This is just the same as why a bacterial infection or viral infection is called such.

Question 4

i need info on disseminated coccidioidomycosis ?

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Coccidiomycosis: Usually seen in patient inminocompromised, very severe and life treating infection.

Question 5

how do you get disseminated coccidioidomycosis ?

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Aerosol: Everyone acquires, basically, cocci by inhaling spores of the mold into the lungs which may or may not cause any symptoms.  In some people, dissemination outside the lung occurs which could be due to immune defects like aids.  Additionally, certain ethnic groups such as filipinos and african-americans seem to have an increased risk of dissemination.

Question 6

how long does it take to cure coccidioidomycosis?

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It depends: Most patients recover on their own..Incubation time from exposure to illness is from 1-4 weeks. The disease can become chronic in about 5% of patients, and treatment can take months. This is more common in patients who have some form of immune defiiciency.

Question 7

is coccidioidomycosis a disease that only people with hiv/aids get? or can anybody get it? how long does coccidioidomycosis take to be disseminated?

Accepted Answer

See below: This is a fungal disease that is airborne and anyone in the appropriate area can come down with the disease.  Those patients that have immune problems are more likely to have disease than someone that doesn not but in fact normal people do get this.  When does it spresd  that is strongly dependent on a number of things in the individual.

Question 8

why does overtiredness cause fevers?

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Likely vice versa: More than likely fever is causing fatigue.  Fever is often an indication that the body is trying to fight off an infection of some kind--the infection or other stress on the body produces fatigue.

Question 9

what causes fever?

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Fever is like..: Fever is like an alarm. It is set off in your brain as a response of something that is "bothering" your body, something that your body is detecting is not right. Examples of triggers are infections, inflammations of joints and tissues, cancer, allergies. In summary, any potential insult that is out of the normal healthy state of your body can cause fever.

Question 10

does fever causes tension?

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Hyper tension?: Not sure what you mean by "tension". If you mean hypertension (high blood pressure) then yes, Fevers can cause spikes in blood pressure. This is because any illness causes inflammation and stress on the body which can affect heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose and many other things.

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