Histoplasmosis : Causes
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Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that can occur almost anywhere in the world. In the United States, it is most common in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic, and central states. The lungs are the point of entry for this infection. Histoplasma grows...
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When the spores of H. capsulatum are inhaled, they lodge in the lungs where they divide and cause lesions. This is known as acute or primary histoplasmosis. It is not contagious. Many otherwise healthy people show no symptoms of infection at all. ...
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Histoplasma complement fixation is one of the most commonly used methods to test for antibodies to the fungus histoplasma capsulatum ( H. capsulatum ). People who breath in the fungus particles may get an infection called histoplasmosis .
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