Risk Factors for Coccidioidomycosis

List of Risk Factors for Coccidioidomycosis

The list of risk factors mentioned for Coccidioidomycosis in various sources includes:

• Soil in semiarid areas
• Dust exposure
• Contaminated soil
• Dust storms
• Earthquakes
• HIV infection
• African-Americans
• Asians
• Pregnant women - during the third trimester
• Immunocompromised persons

Risk factors discussion:

Persons in areas with endemic disease who have occupations exposing them to dust (e.g., construction or agricultural workers, and archeologists). High risk groups are African-Americans and Asians, pregnant women during the third trimester, and immunocompromised persons. (Source: excerpt from Coccidioidomycosis: DBMD)

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Coccidioidomycosis are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Coccidioidomycosis makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Coccidioidomycosis. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Coccidioidomycosis. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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