Blastomycosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Blastomycosis, or a subtype of Blastomycosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Incidence (annual) of Blastomycosis: 1-2 cases per 100,000 (DBMD)
Incidence Rate of Blastomycosis: approx 1 in 100,000 or 0.00% or 2,720 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Blastomycosis:
1-2 cases per 100,000 population
in areas with endemic disease. (Source: excerpt from Blastomycosis: DBMD)
Complications of Blastomycosis:
see complications of Blastomycosis
Deaths for Blastomycosis: Mortality rate is about 5%
Causes of Blastomycosis: see causes of Blastomycosis
Causes of Blastomycosis: Moist soil enriched with decomposing
organic debris. Endemic in parts of the south-central, south-eastern
and mid-western United States. Microfoci in Central and South
America and parts of Africa. (Source: excerpt from Blastomycosis: DBMD)
Risk factors for Blastomycosis:
see
risk factors for Blastomycosis
Symptoms of Blastomycosis: see symptoms of Blastomycosis
Complications of Blastomycosis: see complications of Blastomycosis
More information:
see contagiousness of Blastomycosis
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Blastomycosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Blastomycosis.
Treatments for Blastomycosis:
see treatments for Blastomycosis
Prevention of Blastomycosis:
see prevention of Blastomycosis
Research for Blastomycosis:
see research for Blastomycosis
Main name of condition: Blastomycosis
Other names or spellings for Blastomycosis:Blastomyces dermatitidis, Gilchrist's disease, North American blastomycosis
Chicago disease, North American blastomycosis, Gilchrist's disease
Source - Diseases Database
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