microbiology

 

A California farmer developed a low- grade fever, myalgia, and cough. A chest X- ray exam revealed an infiltrate in the lung. Microscopic examination of the sputum revealed round, budding cells. A sputum culture grew mycelia and arthroconidia. What organism is most likely the cause of the symptoms? What is causing the man’s disease? How is this disease transmitted? How might it be prevented?