Is histoplasmosis common in Illinois?
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Yes it is. Histoplasmosis is common in the Midwest, mostly through the Ohio river valley. Most people do not display any symptoms, so there are a lot more cases than are reported. There are about 50 cases reported in IL each year, although about 80% of people have antibodies, showing that most people in the area have been exposed.
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Hypertrychosis.  I saw it on a CSI episode.
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Illinois has confirmed 23 cases of mumps since January, three of which have been directly connected to the Iowa outbreak, including one in Kendall County, Melaney Arnold, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, reported. Arnold said Illinois usually records 10 to 13 cases a year.\n\nAn 18-year-old male from Kendall County, who attends college in Iowa, was diagnosed with mumps while home for spring break in late March, Noreen Transier, director of nursing for the Kendall County Health Department, said.\n\nAt least 365 people in Iowa have been sickened by the mumps this year in what has become the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in 17 years. Most of the confirmed or suspected cases are in eastern Iowa, with the largest number in Dubuque County along the tip of Illinois' western border.
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Could be a skin fungus or emphezema
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pretty common name, there are some in mid-michigan. any relation?
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Yes and it is called thrush but it is not common in older children and adults
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I heard it was some sort of fungus that is like 2,200 acres... Its probably not ediable
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Histoplasmosis is a disease caused when airborne spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum are inhaled into the lungs, the primary infection site. This microscopic fungus, which is found throughout the world in river valleys and soil where bird or bat droppings accumulate, is released into the air when soil is disturbed by plowing fields, sweeping chicken coops, or digging holes.\n\nHistoplasmosis is often so mild that it produces no apparent symptoms. Any symptoms that might occur are often similar to those from a common cold. In fact, if you had histoplasmosis symptoms, you might dismiss them as those from a cold or flu, since the body's immune system normally overcomes the infection in a few days without treatment.\n\nHowever, histoplasmosis, even mild cases, can later cause a serious eye disease called ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (OHS), a leading cause of vision loss in Americans ages 20 to 40.
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Toxoplasma Gondii\n\nhere check out this site....\n\nhttp://www.innvista.com/HEALTH/MICROBES/protozoa/toxoplas.htm
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you are all freaking idiots. The fungus is amongus. yeast infections are so common that they advertise cures on tv constantly for women. Do you think they would do that if there wasn't a ton of people getting it. Many women who have NO SEXUAL CONTACT get yeast infections. Men get yeast infections all the time. IT IS CALLED jock itch. Yes men and women can transmit it to each other. Another name for yeast infections. Honeymooner's disease. Many times people that are having frequent sexual activity with each other get yeast infections. Having anal intercourse and then vaginal intercourse can cause it. Yeast is common in the intestines and bowels. Women if they have been taught by Mothers and not by wolves learn to wipe front to back. Wipe back to front and guess what Yeast infection??\n\nAny women that get a yest infection and accuses her boyfriend of cheating is an idiot.
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Never heard of that....but I do know what histoplasmosis is.  That is an infection caused by inhalation of spores from the fungus histoplasma capsulatum.  The symptoms are fever, malaise, cough, and lymphadenopathy.  It is usually spread by airborne spores from soil contaminated by bird droppings or bat droppings.  Maybe you are talking about the same infection but yours occurs in the eyes??
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============================================================\nAspergillus niger is a fungus and one of the most common species of the genus Aspergillus. It causes black mold on certain types of fruit and vegetables, and is a common contaminant of food. It is one of the common molds known to produce aflatoxin.\n============================================================\n\n\nClinical Features \n\nIn immunosuppressed hosts: invasive pulmonary infection, usually with fever, cough, and chest pain. May disseminate to other organs, including brain, skin and bone. In immunocompetent hosts: localized pulmonary infection in persons with underlying lung disease. Also causes allergic sinusitis and allergic bronchopulmonary disease. \n\nEtiologic Agent\n\n Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus. Less commonly A. terreus, A. nidulans, A. niger. \n\n\nReservoir \n\nUbiquitous in the environment. Found in soil, decomposing plant matter, household dust, building materials, ornamental plants, items of food, and water. \n\nIncidence \n\nNot reportable. Population-based data available for San Francisco suggest a rate of 1-2 per 100,000 per year. \n\n \nSequelae \n\nIf severe granulocytopenia persists, mortality rate can be very high (up to 100% in patients with cerebral abscesses). Patient outcome depends on resolution of granulocytopenia and early institution of effective antifungal drug therapy. \n\n \nTransmission \n\nInhalation of airborne conidia (spores). Nosocomial infection may be associated with dust exposure during building renovation or construction. Occasional outbreaks of cutaneous infection traced to contaminated biomedical devices. \n\nRisk Groups \n\nPersons with severe, prolonged granulocytopenia (e.g., hematologic malignancy, hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients, and patients on high-dose corticosteroids). Rarely, persons with HIV infection. \nSurveillance No national surveillance exists. Active surveillance is being conducted among hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients in selected U.S. hospitals. \n\n \nChallenges \n\nIdentifying modifiable risk factors for disease in immunocompromised persons. Improving understanding of sources and routes of transmission from the environment. Developing sensitive and specific methods for earlier diagnosis.\n \nOpportunities \n\nDevelopment of rapid antigenemia and antigenuria tests and molecular probes may facilitate earlier clinical diagnosis. Availability of improved molecular typing methods may assist in epidemiologic studies.
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Hi, It could be hemorrhoids.  They itch like crazy at all times of the day.  Pin worms(found in children more than adults) itch primarily at night.  I would put my money on hemorrhoids.I don't think it is a yeast infection.  Yeast is usually found in folds of skin and exudes an opaque, cheesy discharge.
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Have you been checked  for a STD??? Thats what it sounds like to me or Herpies.. ewhhhhhhhhhh.. yuck!
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It sounds like you have the whooping cough. If you've been in, or live in, or have relatives near Illinois it's common. But, it could still be in, say, Texas. I suggest you go directly to a doctor and see. The whooping cough can be very serious.
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I'm from IL, Missouri's neighbor!
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Human pathology and Mycology ( Study of fungi)