Pneumocystis jirovecii infects humans and causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), characterized by blurred lung fields on imaging. It's a fungus, previously misclassified as a protozoan, and is transmitted via inhalation, with most infections occurring asymptomatically in childhood.
Pneumocystis jirovecii infects humans and causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), characterized by blurred lung fields on imaging. It's a fungus, previously misclassified as a protozoan, and is transmitted via inhalation, with most infections occurring asymptomatically in childhood.
| Front | Pneumocystis jirovecii: causes 1 disease? describe this disease ______-like fungus (orginally classified as a?) Transmission? Most infections are?1 |
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| Back | ground glass appearance: sketchy |
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