The mildest forms of histoplasmosis cause no signs or symptoms. But severe infections can be life-threatening. When signs and symptoms occur, they usually appear 3 to 17 days after exposure and can include:  Fever Chills Headache Muscle aches Dry cough Chest pain Tiredness  Some people with histoplasmosis also get joint pain and a rash. People who have a lung disease, such as emphysema, can develop chronic histoplasmosis. Signs of chronic histoplasmosis can include weight loss and a bloody cough. Chronic histoplasmosis symptoms sometimes mimic those of tuberculosis. Severe histoplasmosis The most severe variety of histoplasmosis occurs mainly in infants and in people with weakened immune systems. Called disseminated histoplasmosis, it can affect nearly any part of your body, including your mouth, liver, central nervous system, skin and adrenal glands. If untreated, disseminated histoplasmosis is usually fatal.
mildest forms histoplasmosis cause signs symptoms  severe infections can life-threatening  signs symptoms occur  3 17 days exposure can include:  fever chills headache muscle aches dry cough chest pain tiredness  people histoplasmosis joint pain rash  people who lung disease  emphysema  can develop chronic histoplasmosis  signs chronic histoplasmosis can include weight loss bloody cough  chronic histoplasmosis symptoms mimic tuberculosis  severe histoplasmosis severe variety histoplasmosis occurs mainly infants people weakened immune systems  called disseminated histoplasmosis  can affect nearly part body  including mouth  liver  central nervous system  skin adrenal glands  untreated  disseminated histoplasmosis fatal
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