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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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