Histoplasmosis Pericarditis
Source The Mayo Clinic
SUMMARY:
Histoplasmosis is an infection caused by a fungus that's often found in bird and bat droppings. People get the infection by breathing in airborne cells, called spores, from the fungus. These spores often get in the air during demolition, construction or cleanup projects.
LINK:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/histoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20373495COMMENT: Wear n95 safety mask during cleanup and construction projects!
& some Bob Dylan trivia...
SUMMARY: (1997)
Bob Dylan is recuperating at his Los Angeles home after being hospitalized in late May with severe chest pains. A statement issued by Columbia Records on June 2 said that Dylan was undergoing treatment for histoplasmosis pericarditis,
Source.The Rolling Stone
LINK:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dylan-recovers-from-heart-ailment-100577/moreover...
Insights on Covid‐19 with superimposed pulmonary histoplasmosis: The possible nexus
Source: NIH 2023 Sep 29
SUMMARY:
In addition, Covid‐19 may enhance the propagation of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis due to lung injury and inflammation, and using corticosteroids in severely affected Covid‐19 patients may reactivate latent pulmonary histoplasmosis.
LINK:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10540147/
