Causes of Coccidioidomycosis

Primary Cause of Coccidioidomycosis

The primary cause of Coccidioidomycosis is the result:

• of an infectious agent.

Coccidioidomycosis Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Coccidioidomycosis:

• Soil in semiarid areas
• Dust exposure
• Contaminated soil
• Dust storms
• Earthquakes
• HIV infection
• African-Americans
• Asians
• more risk factors »

Coccidioidomycosis: Geographical Location Profile

Geographical Profile for Coccidioidomycosis: Soil in semiarid areas (primarily in the Lower Sonoran life zone). Endemic in the south-western ... (Source: excerpt from Coccidioidomycosis: DBMD) ...more »

Coccidioidomycosis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Coccidioidomycosis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Coccidioidomycosis:

• Fungal infection
• Flu-like illness
• Meningitis
• Urinary tract infection
• Headache
• Rashes
• Myalgia
• Skin cancer
• AIDS
• Lung nodules
• Primary pulmonary coccidoidomycosis
• Disseminated coccidioidomycosis
• Primary cutaneous coccidioidomycoses

Coccidioidomycosis: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Coccidioidomycosis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Fungal diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Flu-like conditions
• more types...»

Related information on causes of Coccidioidomycosis:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Coccidioidomycosis may be found in:

• Risk factors for Coccidioidomycosis
• Contagiousness for Coccidioidomycosis
• Genetics of Coccidioidomycosis

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