his·to·plas·mo·sis (-'plaz-`mo-s?s) n. pl -mo·ses (-'sez) A respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys of the U.S., 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 the reticuloendothelial system with fever, anemia, leukopenia and often with local lesions (as of the skin, mouth, or throat)
Chuck A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. On Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:07:54 -0500, Wayne Fugitt <wa...@fugitt.com> wrote: >Is this a fungus or actually a disease? > >A friend has been diagnosed with this condition and was given only one option, > >Laser surgery. > >This does not sound like this is in the best interest of the patient. > >If anyone has had any first person experience with this, I would like to >know more about this ailment, Histoplasmosis. > >Any reason why CS would not handle this little critter? > >Wayne -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>