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When i was 5, i got histoplasmosis. what can you tell me about this condition?
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Endemic areas: The fungus histoplasma capsulatum lives in the soil in the midwest and is acquired from spores when the soil is disturbed. Even in the midwest, there are only a few cases per 100,000 people. It affects the lungs and is curable.
Answered 9/27/2015
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