Imaging showed severe lung damage, and a biopsy identified yeast consistent with Histoplasma capsulatum, a fungus commonly found in soil contaminated with bat or bird droppings. The man had bought ...

A team of medical professionals and infectious disease researchers at the University of Rochester, in New York, has found ...

The study serves as a stark warning to marijuana growers about the potential dangers of using bat guano. The researchers strongly advise against its use as a fertilizer, particularly for those who may ...

They each developed a condition called histoplasmosis after breathing in spores of a harmful fungus known as Histoplasma capsulatum from bat poop, or guano. The first man, who was 59-years-old ...