Urban Coccidioidomycosis and Histoplasmosis
- 16 August 1979
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 301 (7) , 381-382
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197908163010711
Abstract
Quite suddenly, however, it launched a new attack and established itself in the business center. Residents accused the wind of "broadcasting germs," as the hotel manager put it. Whatever the reasons might be, people living in the central districts realized that their turn had come...Camus, The Plague, 1947Coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis are traditionally (if not always accurately) considered to be related to rural pursuits. Histoplasmosis has been associated with the clearing of land where birds have roosted, the destruction of a chicken house, spelunking, sleeping on a pillow made of chicken feathers and, most recently, cutting down a . . .Keywords
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