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Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Its symptoms vary greatly, but the disease primarily affects the lungs. Occasionally, other organs are affected—this form of the disease is called disseminated histoplasmosis, and it can be fatal if untreated. Histoplasma capsulatum. Methenamine silver stain showing histopathologic changes in histoplasmosis. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library) H. capsulatum is found ...
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Histoplasmosis
... What is histoplasmosis? Histoplasmosis is a disease caused when airborne spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum are inhaled into the lungs, the primary infection site. This microscopic fungus, wh...
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Overview ... Even under the most adverse conditions, ordinary soil teems with life. One square meter — about 10 square feet — of plain dirt can contain more than 10,000 varieties of bacteria and fungi ...
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- Histoplasmosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Histoplasmosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
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