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What fungus can causes lung infections and can spread to bloodstream and brain?
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Cryptococosis: Leads my list of a brain seeker, but others are histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis of san joachim valley fever fame.
Answered 9/22/2012
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Several : Including cryptococcus and coccidioidomyces.
Answered 9/22/2012
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