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Histoplasmosis Symptoms

Signs and symptoms
... Several types of histoplasmosis exist, ranging from mild to life-threatening. The most benign form produces no signs or symptoms, but severe infections may cause serious problems throughout your body....

Causes
... Histoplasma capsulatum is primarily found in the temperate regions of the world and is the most common fungus in the United States. It has been identified in at least 32 states, but it''s endemic in t...

Histoplasmosis Prevention

Prevention
... It’s difficult to prevent exposure to the fungus that causes histoplasmosis, especially in parts of the country where the disease is widespread. Even so, these measures can help reduce the risk ...

Histoplasmosis Treatment

Complications
... Histoplasmosis can produce a number of serious complications, even in otherwise healthy people. For infants and people with compromised immune systems, the potential problems are often systemic and li...

Treatment
... Treatment usually isn''t necessary if you have a mild case of acute histoplasmosis. But if your symptoms are severe or you have the chronic or disseminated forms of the disease, you''ll likely need tr...

Histoplasmosis Other

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...

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 ...