A lung infection linked to bird and bat droppings has sickened dozens in Tennessee, prompting a state investigation into a ...

Histoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. It is a disease that primarily affects the lungs, but other organs may be involved as well. It usually causes a mild ...

In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, scientists detected Histoplasma capsulatum deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in soil and penguin fecal samples in Antarctica, ...

A public health investigation into six unrelated cases of histoplasmosis in Idaho and Montana has led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recommend that healthcare providers in these ...

ALTHOUGH naturally acquired histoplasmosis is being recognized with increasing frequency 1 there are few reports in the literature of infection with Histoplasma capsulatum acquired in the laboratory.

Histoplasma capsulatum lives in river valleys and soil with accumulation of bird or bat droppings. Those living in the region now known as the 'Histo belt', which includes Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri ...

A 41-year-old outdoor workman was admitted to the Jefferson Davis Hospital on April 27, 1963, because of progressive breathlessness. He had been well until 3 months previously, when anorexia, retching ...

Cough? Check. Fever? Check. But bet you didn't think that this common fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, could be making you sick. If you go to the doctor with a cough and fever, odds are you're not ...

Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic to southwestern Ontario and may cause disseminated infection, even in an immunocompetent host. When assessing a patient with primary adrenal insufficiency, providers ...

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is alerting clinicians, laboratories, and the public to a rise in histoplasmosis cases in Williamson and Maury counties. The advisory covers residents in ...

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