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 ...
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 ...
After breathing in spores of a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum, which was hidden within the bat poop, the men developed a pneumonia condition called histoplasmosis. One man, aged 59 ...
Reports say that he suffered from severe lung damage along with a biopsy that identified yeast consistent with Histoplasma capsulatum. The fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is commonly found in soil ...
They each developed a condition called histoplasmosis after breathing in spores of a harmful fungus known as Histoplasma ... H. capsulatum spores transform into mature yeast that can spread ...