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MeSH Heading: Coccidioidomycosis
Tree Number(s): C01.150.703.203
Unique ID: D003047
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003047
Annotation: fungus disease caused by COCCIDIOIDES, not COCCIDIA
Scope Note: Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.
Entry Term(s): Coccidioides Infection; Coccidioides immitis Infection; Coccidioides posadasii Infection; Coccidioidomycosis Infection; San Joaquin Valley Fever; Valley Fever
NLM Classification #: WC 460
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0004676
Scope Note: Infection with a fungus of the genus COCCIDIOIDES, endemic to the SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. It is sometimes called valley fever but should not be confused with RIFT VALLEY FEVER. Infection is caused by inhalation of airborne, fungal particles known as arthroconidia, a form of FUNGAL SPORES. A primary form is an acute, benign, self-limited respiratory infection. A secondary form is a virulent, severe, chronic, progressive granulomatous disease with systemic involvement. It can be detected by use of COCCIDIOIDIN.
Terms: Coccidioidomycosis Preferred Term
Term UI T008829
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Coccidioides Infection
Term UI T001133733
Date02/28/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Coccidioidomycosis Infection
Term UI T001133734
Date02/28/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); San Joaquin Valley Fever
Term UI T764031
Date01/13/2010
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Valley Fever
Term UI T764032
Date01/13/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

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