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 ...

flighted mammals an important vector of transmission. Outbreaks of histoplasmosis are often caused by disruptions of contaminated soil that kick up the spores in the air. But these latest cases ...

"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 ...

A recent newspaper article said that Bob Dylan, my favorite singer, was just released from the hospital after treatment for a dangerous fungal infection called histoplasmosis. I would like to know ...

Histoplasmosis is usually transmitted when those fungal spores become airborne. Construction and demolition projects (like the slum clearances in Call the Midwife) are a particular danger because ...

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.

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 ...