101. BBC - Health - Ask The Doctor - Ocular Histoplasmosis What is ocular histoplasmosis? Ocular histoplasmosis can cause severe blindness, although it mostly affects central vision and rarely involves http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/ocularhistoplasmosis.shtml

@import url('/includes/tbenh.css') ; Home TV Radio Talk ... A-Z Index FRIDAY 9th September 2005 Text only BBC Homepage Lifestyle Health ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Ocular histoplasmosis My dad has returned from a six-month stint working in Missouri, US, with an eye disease called ocular histoplasmosis. What is this and can he get treatment for it here? Wilf Dr Trisha Macnair responds Histoplasmosis is an infection with the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. It's a common problem in the US particularly in a region now known as the 'Histo belt', which includes Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia, where as many as 90 per cent of the population have had an infection. The tiny spores of histoplasmosis are carried in the air and breathed in to cause an initial (or primary) infection in the lungs. This is usually very mild and most people only feel as thought they have little more than a bit of a cold. Their immune system soon deals with the infection and it may never even be properly diagnosed. However, a few people develop eye or ocular problems. The initial symptoms in the eye usually settle without needing treatment, leaving only tiny scars known as histo spots .But years later the disease may re-emerge to cause serious complications.

102. Histoplasmosis histoplasmosis Updated December 10, 2004 histoplasmosis and the Eye St. Luke s Cataract Laser Institute, Tarpon Springs FL http://www.noah-health.org/en/infectious/diseases/fungal/histo.html

Skip navigation About NOAH Help English Spanish Both Advanced NOAH Infectious Diseases Change text size: Histoplasmosis Updated: December 10, 2004 Histoplasmosis AEGiS Histoplasmosis Illinois Department of Public Health Histoplasmosis New York State Department of Helath (also in Spanish Histoplasmosis National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Histoplasmosis National Eye Institute Histoplasmosis Lung Association, Canada Histoplasmosis and the Eye Researched by NOAH Contributing Editor: NOAH Team NOAH Infectious Diseases Specific Infectious Diseases Fungal Infectious Diseases > Histoplasmosis Health Topics Index A to Z Page of the Month Advanced Search ... Feedback

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104. MiraVista Diagnostics The diagnosis of the presumed ocular histoplasmosis (POHS) is made when a 13 histoplasmosis is endemic in the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. http://www.miravistalabs.com/refLibrary_reviews_page.php?id=40

105. Topics -- Histoplasmosis histoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus histoplasmosis is not contagious; it cannot be transmitted from an http://www.navfac.navy.mil/safety/site/topics/histo.htm

SAFETY An All Hands Responsibility Search Points of Contact Feedback Links ... Topics The Chief's Safety Messages Topics Histoplasmosis: Bird and Bat Excreta Health Problems Reference Links Reference below provides additional information. Testing field samples for H. capsulatum will be impractical in most situations. Consequently, when thorough testing is not done, the safest approach is to assume that the soil in regions where H. capsulatum is endemic and any accumulations of bat droppings or bird manure are contaminated with H. capsulatum and to take appropriate exposure precautions. Testing field samples for H. capsulatum will be impractical in most situations. Risk of Histoplasmosis NIOSH and the National Center for Infectious Diseases provide a partial list of occupations with risks for exposure to H. capsulatum spores. The list includes: Bridge inspectors or painters Chimney cleaners Construction workers Demolition workers Farmers Gardeners Heating and air-conditioning system installers or service personnel

106. Histoplasmosis histoplasmosis with associated oral hairy leukoplakia (lateral border of tongue) and pseudomembranous candidiasis (bucal mucosa) http://www.hivdent.org/slides/histoplasmosis.htm

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107. Histoplasmosis histoplasmosis Personto-person spread of histoplasmosis does not occur. What are the symptoms of histoplasmosis? Symptoms vary from mild to severe, http://www.environservices.com/histoplasmosis.htm

Asbestos Demolition Histoplasmosis Lead ... UFFI Histoplasmosis PIGEON GUANO REMOVAL HISTOPLASMOSIS AND CLEANUP OF BIRD, BAT, RODENT AND ANIMAL FECES What is Histoplasmosis? Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that affects the lungs and may occasionally invade other parts of the body. It is an uncommon disease. In 1999, there were 15 cases reported among New York City residents (rate of 0.2 cases per 100,000 persons). Who gets Histoplasmosis? Anyone can get Histoplasmosis. It is recognized more often in immune compromised individuals, such as AIDS patients. Birds (especially chickens), bats, dogs, cats, rats, skunks, possum, foxes, and other animals can get Histoplasmosis and may have a role in spreading the disease. How is Histoplasmosis spread? The disease is acquired by inhaling the spore stage of the fungus. Outbreaks may occur in groups with common exposures to bird or bat droppings or recently disturbed, contaminated soil found in chicken coops, caves, etc. Person-to-person spread of Histoplasmosis does not occur. What are the symptoms of Histoplasmosis?

108. Eye Conditions Histoplasmosis View Our Complete Eye Care Resource for information about histoplasmosis. http://www.lensseeker.com/eyecare/c_histoplasmosis.html

Home Contact Lenses Eye Conditions Coupons ... Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis Eye Conditions Resources For Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis Resource Guide How does histoplasmosis cause ocular histoplasmosis syndrome? Does laser surgery restore lost vision? Does laser surgery cure OHS? Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome The fungus may affect the eye by causing small areas of inflammation and scarring of the retina. Scarring in the peripheral area of the retina may have little or no impact on vision, while a central scar affecting the macula may cause a prominent blind spot. Most people with histo spots in the retina are totally unaware of their presence unless the central vision is affected. Health Information Are You at Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration? Are You at Risk for Diabetic Eye Disease? Diabetic Eye Disease: How Much Do You Know? Eye conditions, diseases and disorders Histoplasmosis DESCRIPTION: Disease of the choroid; caused by an invasion of a fungal organism; transmitted by airborne spores found in dried animal excrement; the peripheral fundus has "punched-out" spots similar to healed chorioretinal lesions, but smaller and less pigmented. Macular involvement may occur later (believed to be a result of earlier choroidal sensitization and subsequent reinfection); these macular lesions may progress to hemorrhagic detachments. IMPLICATIONS: In the initial ... Table of Contents Astigmatism (see Refractive Errors) Esophoria, Esotropia (see Muscle Imbalances) Esophoria, Exotropia (see Muscle Imbalances)

109. Histoplasmosis - Mississippi Department Of Health If infected, a person may experience histoplasmosis differently What it is histoplasmosis (histo) is a fungal infection found in soil that has been http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/14,0,194,135.html

News Calendar Publications MDH Health Planning ... Herpes Histoplasmosis HIV/AIDS Legionellosis Leprosy Listeriosis ... West Nile Virus Histoplasmosis Facts At a Glance Links to More Information Get in Touch HISTOPLASMOSIS About the Disease Histoplasmosis (histo) is a fungal infection caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum . It's found in soil that contains a buildup of bird or bat droppings or guano that has accumulated over a period of years. Histo may also be found in chicken houses, barns, attics or anywhere bats have lived or birds have roosted for an extended period of time. Histo is transmitted when people breathe air containing the fungus, which can occur in any place where there is a great amount of bird or bat droppings, or even up to several miles from that place if the contaminated soil is aerosolized, such as during an excavation for a building site. Most people exposed to the infectious spores do not develop symptoms, but some may complain of fever and other self-limiting flu-like symptoms. If infected, a person may experience histoplasmosis differently depending on factors such as whether the infected person is healthy, how many fungal spores the person inhaled, and whether or not the infected person has a compromised immune system. In rare instances, some people may develop pneumonia or another infection that could be life threatening. Illness may not appear until years after leaving an area where histo was acquired. People in which this may occur normally have ill-functioning immune systems, such as people undergoing cancer treatment or those with AIDS.

110. HISTOPLASMOSIS OK histoplasmosis, but what has this to do with cavers? The growing conditions for the fungus are warmth (more than 20 24 °C), moisture and soils with http://users.skynet.be/sky33676/histo.html

HOME WHY JAMAICA GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGY ... THE EXPEDITIONS HISTOPLASMOSIS GOODIES LINKS HISTOPLASMOSIS Although caving in Jamaica is a thrilling experience there is one big danger: HISTOPLASMOSIS!! Histo-what? histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that converts to a yeast infection within one's body. The disease is a non-transmittable acute often self-limiting infection of the lungs resulting from unusually heavy inhalation of the airborne spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. O.K. histoplasmosis, but what has this to do with cavers? The growing conditions for the fungus are warmth (more than 20 - 24 °C), moisture and soils with lots of humus and animal excrement (especially the excrement of bats and blackbirds). That's why the thick layers of guano in the Jamaican bat caves are an ideal breeding ground for this fungus. Other high-risk zones are old chicken houses, barns, belfries, pigeon lofts,... anywhere that there is soil with an accumulation of bat and/or bird excrement. Do you find it only in Jamaica?

111. Histoplasmosis histoplasmosis. This is a very common fungal infection in certain areas. There is a lot in Kansas City. The twomicron yeasts are very familiar to us here. http://www.pathguy.com/~tdemark/0073.htm

Histoplasmosis This is a very common fungal infection in certain areas. There is a lot in Kansas City. The two-micron yeasts are very familiar to us here. Next Back Home Meet me Visitors to Tom Demark's website since Sept. 1999

112. Histoplasmosis - Message Boards - American Foundation For The Blind Rehistoplasmosis Posted by Cmccurdyon 04/03/2005 I have had impaired vision due to histoplasmosis for over 30 years and have just recently had additional http://www.afb.org/message_board_replies.asp?TopicID=596&FolderID=14

113. The HRL Laboratory Operation Is Now Being Conducted By MiraVista The HRL laboratory operation is now being conducted by MiraVista Diagnostics, pursuant to a license agreement. To contact MiraVista Diagnositics for more http://www.iupui.edu/~histodgn/

The HRL laboratory operation is now being conducted by MiraVista Diagnostics, pursuant to a license agreement. To contact MiraVista Diagnositics for more information on MiraVista Diagnostics, please click on the below link. MiraVista Diagnostics is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent or otherwise on behalf of Indiana University. Indiana University makes no warranty, representation or endorsement of any kind with respect to the nature or quality of services provided by MiraVista Diagnostics. You may learn more about the Histoplasma capsulatum antigen test at www.miravistalabs.com

114. Colorado Tick Fever Colorado tick fever is an viral infection transmitted by the bite of the tick. http://www.ehendrick.org/healthy/000675.htm

Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Prevention Colorado tick fever Definition Colorado tick fever is an acute viral infection transmitted by the bite of the Dermacentor andersoni tick. Alternative Names Mountain tick fever; Mountain fever; American mountain fever Causes This disease is limited to the western US and is most prevalent from March to September, with the highest numbers of infections occurring in May and June. Symptoms start about 3 to 6 days after the tick bite. Symptoms of fever continue for 3 days, stop, then recur 1 to 3 days later for another few days. Risk factors are recent outdoor activity and recent tick bite . The incidence is high in Colorado, where up to 15% of regular campers show past exposure (based on antibodies). It is much less common in the rest of the US. Review Date: 7/14/2004 Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Infectious Diseases, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. A.D.A.M., Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.

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