Please choose the best explanation as to why the systemic mycoses resemble the symptomology of tuberculosis.

A) The systemic mycoses are caused by the same organism that causes tuberculosis.
B) A very close relative of the agent of tuberculosis also causes the systemic mycoses.
C) The infections progress slowly, causing lung damage and affecting respiration and oxygenation of the body.
D) All lung infections are similar in their symptomology and pathogenicity, no matter what the causative agent.
C) The infections progress slowly, causing lung damage and affecting respiration and oxygenation of the body.


C) The infections progress slowly, causing lung damage and affecting respiration and oxygenation of the body.

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