A 15-year-old dirt-bike rider visiting southern California the first time has developed pneumonia. The causative organism has environmental form that consists of hyphae that break up into arthroconidia, which become airborne. What is the agent?

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Coccidioides immitis is found in desert sand, primarily as arthroconidia and hyphae.

A 15-Year-Old Dirt-Bike Rider Visiting Southern California the First Time