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Histoplasmosis
A condition in which a person becomes infected by inhaling the spores of the Histoplasma fungus, which are found in soil contaminated with bird or bat droppings. The infection causes flu-like symptoms, but can also cause fatal lung or multi-organ infections.
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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Is histoplasmosis painful?
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Is histoplasmosis heritary?
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What is the treatment for Histoplasmosis?
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What, if any, are the symptoms of Histoplasmosis?
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Should we get rid of our pet birds since i have histoplasmosis?
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Is foul smelling breath a symptom of histoplasmosis? What other symptoms are there?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are histoplasmosis and emphysema?
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A 41-year old asked:
My husband is a transplant recipient and recently contracted histoplasmosis. What should we do?
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Ocular histoplasmosis question--treatable?
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What if i become pregnant with histoplasmosis?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Could chronic body pain, like with fibromyalgia, be cause from Histoplasmosis in someone who already has Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is Histoplasmosis a common cause of pulmonary nodules?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Is there and association between Lupus and Histoplasmosis or Lupus and Steven Johnson Syndrome?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I've had histoplasmosis for a year now.my dost or never put me on meds. Will the shortness of breath ever go away.can this be reversed? I'm worried.
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the connection between ocular histoplasmosis and pregnancy?
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A 32-year old asked:
Erythema nodosum occurs as a symptom of infections such as histoplasmosis?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it necessary for me to see an infectious disease specialist after having lung surgery for histoplasmosis?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can you get Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome from being accidentally spat in the eye by someone who has the Histoplasmosis lung infection?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Ct thorax revels that 3mm nodule in lungs remains unchanged.its 1 yr.im so hapy,is it still be cancerous or it can grow in future or histoplasmosis?
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A female asked:
I am currently taking voriconazole for histoplasmosios. can this cause neck pain? neck pain started about 2 weeks ago, and hasnt let up. it only hurts on the left side. what can i do?
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My 5 year old daughter has a paratrecheal mass in one lung. what could this be? we have been told it was hystoplasmosis, leukemia, or tuberculosis.
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What is Sjgrens syndrome?
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My b/s is 564 what should I do?
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What are the symptoms that you have a s.t.d ?
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What are some of the manifestations of P.T.S.D?
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is there any contraindicatios /ri s k s w i t h B 12 shots?
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In your 30's 40's and 50's, what are the chances of needing any kind of surgery?
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