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Can you please help me solve the following, I will comment and rate! thank you in advance.A 33 year old woman with invasive stage 4 breast cancer was admitted to the hospital with weakness, pulmonary distress, fever

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1. aspergillus

2. the woman can become immunocompromised with the treatment of breast cancer - chemotherapy casing leukopenia

3. The fungus is often found growing on dead leaves, stored grain, compost piles, or in other decaying vegetation.

4. potato dextrose agar or sabaraud's dextrose agar

5. Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungal pathogen capable of causing invasive aspergillosis, a globally distributed disease with a mortality rate of up to 90% in high-risk populations.

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