A California farmer developed a low grade fever, myalgia and cough. A chest X ray revealed an infiltrate in the lungs. Microscopic examination of the sputum revealed round, budding cells. A sputum culture grew mycelia and arthroconidia. What organisms 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?

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Wound infections

A wound is damaged or breaks in the surface of the skin. The wound is divided into two types, they are acute wound that includes minor cuts, laceration, bites, etc, and chronic wounds that can become slow to heal including ulcers on the legs and feet. Redness, pain, and swelling are signs of a wound.