Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

i need info on disseminated coccidioidomycosis ?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

coccidioidomycosis, is it potentially fatal?

Accepted Answer

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 4

why is coccidioidomycosis  a fungal disease?

Accepted Answer

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 5

how do you get disseminated coccidioidomycosis ?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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

what could i do to break a fever without medication?

Accepted Answer

Hydrate: Keep yourself well hydrated.  Fevers are caused by your body releasing interleukins and interferons during an infection.  Its also your bodies way of combating infection.  Even several degrees higher than normal body temperature make bacteria and virus replication drop dramatically...So fever isn't a bad thing at all unless its very very high (&gt;104).

Question 9

what are some alternatives to medication in reducing my baby's fever?

Accepted Answer

Cooling measures: A lukewarm bath can quickly cool your baby; another option is sponge bathing; you are in effect, wiping the skin down, and then wringing it out in some room temp water and then repeating- this is a means of heat transfer, from your baby into a bucket of water.

Question 10

are there otc medications i can use to treat fever and hot and cold flashes?

Accepted Answer

Antipyretics: If you truly have a fever then you can take either Ibuprofen or acetaminophen, but you may also have hot flashes for other reasons which may need further investigation.

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

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

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Are there otc medications i can use to treat fever and hot and cold flashes?

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