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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.
Answered 9/28/2016
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It is: The mold form is in soil and the yeast form in people.
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