Histoplasmosis
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Description: What is histoplasmosis and what causes it? How does the infection develop? How can we prevent histoplasmosis?
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Diseases, Disorders & Injuries What is histoplasmosis and what causes it? Histoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum. The infection usually affects the lungs and symptoms can vary greatly. It can sometimes affect other parts of the body, including the eyes, liver, central nervous system, skin, or adrenal glands. For example, "ocular histoplasmosis syndrome" (also known as "presumed ocular histoplasmosis") is a condition that results in impaired vision (affects the eyes). Having a weakened immune system increases your risk for getting this disease (e.g., the very young, very old, or those with medical conditions that lower the body's resistance to infections).
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| Page title: | Histoplasmosis : OSH Answers |
| Keywords: | lung disease, respiratory system disorders, occupational exposure; fungal infections; airborne dusts; dust exposure; disease prevention |
| Description: | What is histoplasmosis and what causes it? How does the lung infection develop? How common is histoplasmosis in Canada? |
| IP-address: | 192.82.104.215 |
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| NS | Name servers: bogey.ccohs.ca 192.82.104.213 nsah.nas.net |
| WHOIS | status: registered |
| Date | Creation date: 2000/10/20 Expiry date: 2015/03/22 |