HISTOPLASMOSIS, a generalized fungous disease that begins in the lungs, 1 is world-wide in distribution, but the main endemic area comprises the Mississippi valley of the United States. 2 It is the ...

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.

Tennessee health officials are investigating a fungal infection outbreak that has killed at least one person and sickened dozens more. Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by inhaling spores ...

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of Histoplasma capsulatum spores, with a spectrum ranging from asymptomatic pulmonary colonisation to life-threatening disseminated disease.

Blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), and histoplasmosis are the most prevalent endemic fungal diseases (mycoses) in North America. Authors of an opinion piece in Annals of Internal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and blastomycosis are dimorphic fungal infections. Based on insurance claims, ...

All 12 boys from a youth soccer team and their coach have now been rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand after they spent more than two weeks trapped inside. The next step is helping them through ...

A bat cave in Costa Rica is likely the reason a family caught a fungal lung disease known as histoplasmosis. In December of last year, a family of 13 visited Arenal and Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, ...

The rare but serious fungal infection is caused by breathing in spores of the fungus Histoplasma from the environment. Families in communities outside Nashville are sharing emotional stories of loved ...

Chissy Nkemere used to never get sick. That is, until she was diagnosed with histoplasmosis this summer. A second-year student at Ohio State, Nkemere began to suffer from flu-like symptons that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . State health officials said they are investigating potential deaths. A source for the outbreak has not been ...