| The CDC website
describes Blastomycosis as a fungal infection generally from being in
contact or breathing spores found in contaminated soil. High risk groups
are campers, farmers, hunters and forestry personnel. The fungus infects lung
tissue and can also show up as subcutaneous abscesses as well as localized
infections in several organs as described in Dr.
Bob's All Creature Site.
Approximately 5% of those infected with Blastomycosis
die of the disease. Anti fungal agents Itraconazole, 100-200 mg/d orally, is now
the therapy of choice for nonmeningeal disease, with a response rate of over
70%. Amphotericin B is given for treatment failures or cases with central
nervous system involvement. For a complete list of other anti fungal
agents, click here.
It's not a pretty disease and if you have Blastomycosis
and find progress slow, you may consider a special diet to enhance your medical treatment. This diet has been
100 percent effective in the treatment of very virile subcutaneous parasites
(mites, nematodes, and fungal infections) that
left untreated can run rampant throughout all the major organs in the body. Click
here to go to a description of a personal hell. And if you relate, it just
may be worth doing.
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Blastomycosis
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