DURING the fall of 1962 an epidemic of histoplasmosis occurred in Mason City, Iowa. The source of the infection was a starling roost in the center of town, and the epidemic resulted when heavy ...

In some cases, histoplasmosis can affect the eyes and/or brain, causing changes to vision and neurologic signs like seizures or an abnormal gait. For mild to moderate histoplasmosis that remains ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that histoplasmosis is a lung infection acquired ... extend to other organs like the brain and spinal cord. “Histoplasma exists in the ...