In this Article

• What is histoplasmosis?
• What causes histoplasmosis?
• What are the symptoms and signs of histoplasmosis?
• Are there different types of histoplasmosis?
• How is histoplasmosis transmitted?
• How is histoplasmosis diagnosed?
• How is histoplasmosis treated?
• What are the complications seen with histoplasmosis?
• How is histoplasmosis prevented?
• What is the prognosis (outlook) for people with histoplasmosis?
• Where is more information available on histoplasmosis?
• Histoplasmosis At A Glance
• Histoplasmosis Glossary
• Histoplasmosis Index

Where is more information available on histoplasmosis?

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/
299054-overview

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/
disease_listing/histoplasmosis_gi.html

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/ch4/
histoplasmosis.aspx

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/
article/001082.htm

Histoplasmosis At A Glance

• Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum that usually infects the lungs.
• Although about 90% of infections are asymptomatic, when symptoms occur, they are usually mild, lung-related, and resolve without antifungal therapy.
• There are three major types of histoplasmosis (acute, chronic and progressive) with subtypes.
• People with underlying health problems or are immunosuppressed usually develop the more severe cases of the disease.
• Antifungal drugs are used to treat chronic and progressive types of histoplasmosis.
• Many complications involving heart, lungs, adrenal glands, CNS, and other organs can occur in some cases of histoplasmosis.
• Avoiding bird and or bat droppings and dust contaminated with such material may help prevent the disease.

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