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    Histoplasmosis

    Occupational Disease Histoplasmosis

    Histoplasmosis Category Infection, Occupational

    Histoplasmosis Severity

    Subacute

    Histoplasmosis Synonyms

    Histoplasma capsulatum infection

    Information on Histoplasmosis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging

    Infection is common, but chronic disease is rare. Five forms of the disease are recognized ranging from asymptomatic infection to chronic pulmonary disease resembling pulmonary tuberculosis with cavitation. Workers exposed to aerosols of chicken or bat droppings are at increased risk for infection. [Chin, p. 262-5]

    Histoplasmosis Latency

    3-17 days

    Histoplasmosis References

    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/histoplasmosis_g.htm

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