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Blastomycosis is not considered contagious, either among humans or between animals and humans. [9] However, there are a very small number of cases of human-to-human transmission of B. dermatitidis related to dermal contact [ 69 ] or sexual transmission of disseminated blastomycosis of the genital tract among spouses.
Blastomycosis, a fungal infection that usually occurs in the upper Midwest and Southeast, is being detected in Vermont at higher rates than expected, a new study finds. A rare fungal infection is ...
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus that causes blastomycosis, an invasive and often serious fungal infection found occasionally in humans and other animals. [1] It lives in soil and wet, decaying wood, often in an area close to a waterway such as a lake, river or stream. [1]
Species are known human pathogens and show thermal dimorphism, converting from hyphal states under saprobic conditions to yeast-like states under pathogenic conditions. They are the causative agents of blastomycosis, a systemic mycosis in immunocompromised patients. [1] [2]
Many exposed to the fungal spores that cause blastomycosis won't even get sick. Some will have mild symptoms that go away. And then there are others.
A public health department is investigating more than 100 potential cases of blastomycosis at a Michigan paper mill. Fungal outbreak at Michigan paper mill suspected to have infected nearly 100 ...
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [ 5 ] [ 13 ] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous , and systemic.
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