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  1. #Blastomycosis is spreading from South and Midwest. 
It’s rare, and can cause respiratory symptoms, fever and body aches in about half of the people who are infected from inhaling the Blastomyces spores. Most cases are mild, but if left untreated, blastomycosis can cause serious illness or death.

    nbcnews.com/health/health-news

  2. #Blastomycosis is spreading from South and Midwest.
    It’s rare, and can cause respiratory symptoms, fever and body aches in about half of the people who are infected from inhaling the Blastomyces spores. Most cases are mild, but if left untreated, blastomycosis can cause serious illness or death.

    eatingbirdfood.com/healthy-wee

  3. A rare and deadly fungal infection has been detected in Michigan, affecting at least 10 people and killing two. The blastomycosis infection is caused by a fungus that lives in moist soil and wood. It can cause symptoms such as coughing, fever, muscle aches, and skin lesions. The infection is treatable with antifungal drugs, but it can be fatal if left untreated.

    #FungalInfection #Michigan #Blastomycosis

    edition.cnn.com/2023/05/01/hea

  4. Deadly fungal outbreak in Wisconsin linked to neighborhood construction - Enlarge / This micrograph shows the presence of the fungal agent Blasto... - arstechnica.com/?p=1928471 #blastomycosis #publichealth #blastomyces #infection #wisconsin #science #fungus

  5. Out today: our series of #blastomycosis infections in New England. This water-loving fungus is typically acquired from exposure to decaying vegetation along lakes and riverbanks. Anecdotally, cases may be increasing in Vermont, Maine, and upstate New York, perhaps due to extreme precipitation events and flooding in the setting of #ClimateChange. :budding_yeast: academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-