Medically known as coccidioidomycosis, or
cocci for short, the lung infection is caused by a fungus in the mushroom family that begins life as a tiny, single - celled spore.
Not exact matches
For example, they are comparing moisture content, soil types, crops and other vegetation in the Central Valley's Kern County with environmental features at Sharktooth Hill, a popular fossil site outside Bakersfield where
cocci spores are known to have caused illness.
Strain NZ1587 (T) was Gram - positive,
coccus - shaped and arranged as chains, catalase and coagulase negative, γ - haemolytic and negative
for Lancefield carbohydrates (A-D, F and G).
We see as many cases of
cocci in house dogs who are only out
for a minute to do their duty as in outdoor dogs who run around all day with their noses to the ground.
Lungs and bones account
for most cases; other places
cocci can go are the central nervous system, eyes, and rarely, heart or skin.
I strongly recommend a
cocci titer be done early on any Arizona greyhound sick
for any reason.
He remains on Pred and Clavamox and also the ear drops he began last Friday
for the
cocci / rods found.