Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Histoplasmosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Broader types of Histoplasmosis:
Prevalance of Histoplasmosis:
Approx. 80% of population living
in areas with endemic disease is skin-test positive. Of HIV-infected
persons in these areas, 10% - 25% develop disseminated histoplasmosis. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis: DBMD)
Geography Profile for Histoplasmosis: H. capsulatum is found throughout the world and is endemic in certain areas of the United States. The fungus has been found in poultry house litter, caves, areas harboring bats, and in bird roosts. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis General: DBMD)
Prognosis of Histoplasmosis: Normally self-limiting within a few days
Complications of Histoplasmosis:
see complications of Histoplasmosis
Causes of Histoplasmosis: see causes of Histoplasmosis
Causes of Histoplasmosis: H. capsulatum grows in soil and material contaminated with
bat or bird droppings. Spores become airborne when contaminated
soil is disturbed. Breathing the spores causes infection. The
disease is not transmitted from an infected person to someone
else. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis General: DBMD)
Risk factors for Histoplasmosis:
see
risk factors for Histoplasmosis
Symptoms of Histoplasmosis: see symptoms of Histoplasmosis
Complications of Histoplasmosis: see complications of Histoplasmosis
Incubation period for Histoplasmosis: If symptoms occur, they will start within 3 to 17 days after exposure; the average is 10 days. (Source: excerpt from Histoplasmosis General: DBMD)
More information:
see contagiousness of Histoplasmosis
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Histoplasmosis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Histoplasmosis.
Treatments for Histoplasmosis:
see treatments for Histoplasmosis
Prevention of Histoplasmosis:
see prevention of Histoplasmosis
Research for Histoplasmosis:
see research for Histoplasmosis
Hospitalization statistics for Histoplasmosis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Histoplasmosis:
Organs and body systems related to Histoplasmosis include:
Main name of condition: Histoplasmosis
Class of Condition for Histoplasmosis: parasite fungal
Histoplasma capsulatum, H. capsulatum
Histoplasma capsulatum
Source - Diseases Database
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