histoplasmosises

Main Entry: his·to·plas·mo·sis
Pronunciation: -"plaz-'mO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural his·to·plas·mo·ses /-"sEz/
: a respiratory disease with symptoms like those of influenza that is endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio rivervalleys 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 usuallywithout 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)

histoplasmosis his·to·plas·mo·sis (hĭs'tō-plāz-mō'sĭs)
n. pl. his·to·plas·mo·ses (-sēz)
An infectious disease caused by the inhalation of spores of Histoplasma capsulatum, most often asymptomatic but occasionally producing acute pneumonia or an influenzalike illness and spreading to other organs and systems in the body. Also called Darling's disease.