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Histoplasmosis Incidence

Facts about histoplasmosis:

In the US, almost all people living in the Midwest are infected with histoplasmosis.
About 500,000 people in the US are infected each year.
Most of those infected do not develop symptoms.
Only 5 out of 100 infected persons develop symptoms of infection.
In 1 out of 2,000 infected people, the infection spreads to other organs.

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Last Updated: Mar 19, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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