Fungal Diseases Unique to Certain Areas of the United States
FROM THE LECTURE SERIES: An Introduction to Infectious Diseases
The most common fungal infections that cause body-wide or systematic diseases in humans are histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis. All three grow as mold in the laboratory and as yeast in the human body. What sets these diseases apart is the fact that they they inhabit a unique geographic area of the United States.
Fungi Coccidioides immitis can cause body-wide infection and is commonly found in the southwest parts of the United States. (Image: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock)
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