![]() In general, the people infected with C.Although there are over 50 Cryptococcus species, only a few other species rarely infect humans. The vast majority of cryptococcosis infections are caused by C. ![]() This has changed since an outbreak has occurred in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver Island, Washington, and Oregon). gattii infections were associated with plants found in tropical and subtropical climates. gattii is a type of Cryptococcus that is acquired by inhalation of airborne plant material (propagules or reproductive plant parts like a seed or spore). Humans and animals usually get the infection from inhaling dust contaminated with bird feces, but humans do not transmit cryptococcosis to other humans or animals. neoformans) throughout the world, but usually, the birds themselves are not infected or sick. Cryptococcosis is found worldwide the predominant way the disease is spread is through inhalation of fungus that is associated with many bird species, especially old pigeon feces and bat guano. ![]() The disease was first termed "Busse-Buschke disease" after the two individuals who first identified the fungus in 1894-1895.
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