U.S. flag An official website of the United States government.
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

i

Biology of Coccidioimycosis

Public Domain
File Language:
English


Details

  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    In the environment, Coccioides spp. exists as a mold (1) with septate hyphae. The hyphae fragment into arthroconidia (2), which measure only 2-4 μm in diameter and are easily aerosolized when disturbed (3). Arthroconidia are inhaled by a susceptible host (4) and settle into the lungs. The new environment signals a morphologic change, and the arthroconidia become spherules (5). Spherules divide internally until they are filled with endospores (6). When a spherule ruptures (7) the endospores are released and disseminate within surrounding tissue. Endospores are then able to develop into new spherules (6) and repeat the cycle.

    Publication date from document properties.

    coccidiomycosis-lifecycle508c.pdf

  • Subjects:
  • Document Type:
    Poster
  • Place as Subject:
    Southwestern United States
  • Pages in Document:
    1 poster
  • Collection(s):
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:b6eef0d2b45ff36f52ec7d20f65712cb8444a80a618979547659d0a848cf9a0d
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 872.11 KB ]
PREVIOUS
File Language:
English
ON THIS PAGE
Details
CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
BACK TO TOP