A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling a rare fungal disease that ravaged his lungs. Sometime before Thanksgiving, Ian Pritchard contracted blastomycosis, a fungus-borne illness ...

"They showed us a picture of his lungs, and they literally looked like Swiss cheese,” said Ron Pritchard after his son Ian was diagnosed with blastomycosis A Michigan chef has died after contracting a ...

A seven-year study of 470 patients revealed that a severe fungal lung infection once mainly seen in specific high-risk groups ...

There are many microbes in our environment; many are harmless, some perform important functions, and some may pose a threat. Aspergillus fumigatus, for example, is a fungus that can be often be found ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — If you have been suffering from pneumonia-like symptoms lately (but you don’t have pneumonia), you may have ingested fungal spores that went airborne after dirt around you ...

They found that the incidence of CAPA ranged from 0.4% to 2.7%, and CAPA was associated with increased mortality in these patients. They further identified several risk factors associated with CAPA, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with IFI, yeast on donor culture and prolonged length of stay were associated with early IC risk.

Aspergillus fumigatus can be found almost everywhere - in soil, compost or in the air. It is usually harmless for healthy people. However, in patients with a weakened immune system, it can cause ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A fungus is spreading across the country that causes a debilitating and deadly lung infection called histoplasmosis. Once thought to only impact areas around the ...

(WNDU) - A fungus is spreading across the country, causing a debilitating and deadly lung infection called histoplasmosis. Once thought only to impact areas around the Ohio and Mississippi river ...

AEW star Rebel has made a heartbreaking announcement about her health issues and has asked for everyone’s prayers and support ...

A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling blastomycosis, a rare fungal disease that "ravaged" his lungs. A 29-year-old Michigan chef died last week after battling a rare fungal disease ...