histoplasmosis
noun
his·to·plas·mo·sis ˌhi-stə-plaz-ˈmō-səs 
: a respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is caused by a fungus (Histoplasma capsulatum) and is marked by benign involvement of lymph nodes of the trachea and bronchi or by severe progressive generalized involvement of the lymph nodes and tissues (as of the liver or spleen) rich in macrophages
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Both diseases affect domestic birds, and histoplasmosis can be transferred to humans. 
Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2022 May 1997 - Is hospitalized for a fungal infection called histoplasmosis. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 May 2021 Remicade was first approved in 1998, and by 2001 there already were enough reports of invasive histoplasmosis cases that the FDA issued a black box warning for it and other drugs in its class. John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020 Tschannen died in an Illinois hospital that year of a fungal infection known as histoplasmosis, a condition that for most people causes only mild symptoms. John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020 Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and Salmonella, reports Justin Rohrlich for Quartz. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 Most histoplasmosis cases in humans have no symptoms or flu-like symptoms. Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 Bat droppings can enrich soil to fertilize a fungus (histoplasma capsulatum) that can causes histoplasmosis in humans. Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and , reports Justin Rohrlich for . Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 See More
Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2022 May 1997 - Is hospitalized for a fungal infection called histoplasmosis. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 6 May 2021 Remicade was first approved in 1998, and by 2001 there already were enough reports of invasive histoplasmosis cases that the FDA issued a black box warning for it and other drugs in its class. John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020 Tschannen died in an Illinois hospital that year of a fungal infection known as histoplasmosis, a condition that for most people causes only mild symptoms. John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2020 Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and Salmonella, reports Justin Rohrlich for Quartz. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 Most histoplasmosis cases in humans have no symptoms or flu-like symptoms. Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 Bat droppings can enrich soil to fertilize a fungus (histoplasma capsulatum) that can causes histoplasmosis in humans. Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 Coming into contact with their feces can also put people at risk of infectious diseases, including histoplasmosis and , reports Justin Rohrlich for . Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Histoplasma, genus of fungi
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
histoplasmosis
noun
his·to·plas·mo·sis -ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs
plural histoplasmoses -ˌsēz
: a respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys of the United States, is caused by infection with a fungus of the genus Histoplasma (H. capsulatum), and is marked by benign involvement of lymph nodes of the trachea and bronchi usually without symptoms or by severe progressive generalized involvement of the lymph nodes and macrophage-rich tissues (as of the liver and spleen) with fever, anemia, leukopenia and often with local lesions (as of the skin, mouth, or throat)