Histoplasmosis: A disease caused by the fungus ... Breathing the spores causes infection. The disease is not transmitted from an infected person to someone else. Symptoms, when they occur, start ...

To the Editor: The morbidity associated with the transmission of histoplasmosis by organ transplantation, as reported by Limaye et al. (Oct. 19 issue), 1 could have been avoided by timely ...

"Histoplasmosis is endemic in Arkansas and ... with fire-related air currents might create an ideal mode of transmission," the report authors conclude. "Additional research on heating and ...

While histoplasmosis begins as a fungal lung infection, it can also affect your eyes and is a leading cause of vision loss for adults. Prevention is key before the damage progresses and can’t be ...

One of our very active Master Gardeners contracted histoplasmosis, a fungal disease attacking the lungs that is transmitted through the soil, particularly in soil containing bird or bat droppings.

Of these endemic mycoses, histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis are the ones most commonly encountered in the Americas. The fungi causing these two endemic mycoses are dimorphic, in that they grow ...

Studies have shown that the geographic range of histoplasmosis is expanding in the United States. The lung infection is more common in rural areas and places with limited health care infrastructure.

Histoplasmosis is a respiratory infection caused by the Histoplasma capsulatum fungus. After assessing medical and travel history and symptoms, then performing a physical examination, a doctor can ...

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 ...