A California farmer developed a low- grade fever, myalgia

A girl developed generalized seizures. A CT scan revealed a single brain lesion consistent with a tumor. Biopsy of the lesion showed a cysticercus. The patient lived in South Carolina and had never traveled outside the state. What parasite caused her disease? How is this disease transmitted? How might it be prevented?

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 mans disease? How is this disease transmitted? How might it be prevented?

A teenaged male in...