Pythiosis
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pythiosis-179-15074322
title:
Pythiosis
text:
Pythiosis is a rare and deadly tropical disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. Long regarded as being caused by a fungus, the causative agent was not discovered until 1987. It occurs most commonly in horses, dogs, and humans, with isolated cases in other large mammals. The disease is contracted after exposure to stagnant fresh water such as swamps, ponds, lakes, and rice paddies. P. insidiosum is different from other members of the genus in that human and horse hair, skin, and decayi
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description:
Tropical disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythiosis
date created:
2006-01-28T20:52:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T09:29:48Z
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