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Question: A 20 year old college student is part of an archeological team traveling to northeastern Arizona to help excavate Indian ruins. One month after returning she develops a flu-like illness with cough, myalgias, and low grade fever. A chest x-ray shows a small localized infiltrate in the right mid lung field. An organism to consider would be?
A. Histoplasma
B. Coccidioides
C. Legionella
D. Brucella

Answer: B. Coccidioides

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Question: A 20 year old college student is part of an archeological team traveling to northeastern Arizona to help excavate Indian ruins. One month after returning she develops a flu-like illness with cough, myalgias, and low grade fever. A chest x-ray shows a small localized infiltrate in the right mid lung field. An organism to consider would be?
A. Histoplasma
B. Coccidioides
C. Legionella
D. Brucella

Answer:

B. Coccidioides Source: CoolInterview.com

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