Question

1. what kind of infection is histoplasmosis?

○ fungal
○ bacterial
○ viral
○ rickettsial

1. what is the literal meaning of spirometry?

○ breath/compliance/process
○ breath/measure/process
○ breath/obstruction/process
○ lung/measure/process

Explanation:

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Histoplasmosis is caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, so it is a fungal infection. Bacterial infections are from bacteria, viral from viruses, and rickettsial from rickettsia (a type of bacteria-like organism), which don't apply here.

The word "spirometry" breaks down: "spiro-" relates to breath (from Greek "spira" meaning breath), "-metry" comes from "metron" meaning measure, and "-y" often denotes a process. So the literal meaning is breath/measure/process. "Compliance" and "obstruction" don't fit the roots, and "lung" would be "pulmo-" or similar, not "spiro-".

Answer:

fungal

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