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Coccidioidomycosis among Archaeology Students: Recommendations for Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

S. Benson Werner
S. Benson Werner*
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Section, California State Department of Health
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Abstract

The increasing popularity of archaeology courses has brought many persons susceptible to coccidioidomycosis into areas endemic for the fungus which causes this disease. The high incidence of infection in susceptibles can be averted by adherence to recommendations developed by the California State Department of Health. A concurrent beneift will be the reduction of potential legal action against universities.

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American Antiquity , Volume 39 , Issue 2Part1 , April 1974 , pp. 367 - 370
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1974

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