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After exposure, symptoms usually appear within three weeks. They usually present as non-specific lung problems which can easily be mistaken for influenza. Chronic forms of the disease can be mistaken for tuberculosis. A lung x-ray of a patient with the disease will look normal in about half of cases. There is an antibody test, but in most cases it is a false positive and only shows the person was exposed in the past. However, it will show up in blood cultures, sputem cultures and cultures taken from infected organs.

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  • Histoplasmosis
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  • After exposure, symptoms usually appear within three weeks. They usually present as non-specific lung problems which can easily be mistaken for influenza. Chronic forms of the disease can be mistaken for tuberculosis. A lung x-ray of a patient with the disease will look normal in about half of cases. There is an antibody test, but in most cases it is a false positive and only shows the person was exposed in the past. However, it will show up in blood cultures, sputem cultures and cultures taken from infected organs.
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mortalityrate
  • Low
symptom
  • Cough and other lung symptoms
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Name
  • Histoplasmosis
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Cause
  • Inhalation of the fungus
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  • After exposure, symptoms usually appear within three weeks. They usually present as non-specific lung problems which can easily be mistaken for influenza. Chronic forms of the disease can be mistaken for tuberculosis. A lung x-ray of a patient with the disease will look normal in about half of cases. There is an antibody test, but in most cases it is a false positive and only shows the person was exposed in the past. However, it will show up in blood cultures, sputem cultures and cultures taken from infected organs. Treatment is with anti-fungal drugs. However, if the disease is asymptomatic, treatment is contra-indicated as the side effects of the drugs are usually more dangerous than the danger of a relapse.
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