User:Visviva/Endemic mycosis

An endemic mycosis is an infection caused by a dimorphic fungus that historically occurs regularly in a particular geographic area and occupies a particular niche in the local environment, and can infect people with healthy immune systems. The symptoms of endemic mycoses often mimic those of more common conditions, which often leads to treatment delays.

The fungi that cause endemic mycoses are called endemic fungi. The greatest number of genera of endemic fungi are found in North America.

Endemic mycoses have become increasingly common and have increasingly been detected outside their historical geographic range. Factors that may be contributing to this increase include population growth in endemic areas; increased numbers of immunocompromised people, particularly due to HIV infection; and environmental and climate change. Some of the apparent spread may also be due to improved detection.

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 * Adiaspiromycosis - Adiaspiromyces
 * Blastomycosis - Blastomyces
 * Chromoblastomycosis
 * Coccidioidomycosis - Coccidioides
 * Emergomycosis (emmonsiosis) - Emergomyces
 * Eumycetoma
 * Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma
 * Lacaziosis (lobomycosis) - Lacazia
 * Paracoccidioidomycosis - Paracoccidioides
 * Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix
 * Talaromycosis (penicilliosis) - Talaromyces

Histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis are sometimes considered the "major" endemic mycoses, in contrast to the "minor" endemic mycoses such as talaromycosis, adiaspiromycosis, and emergomycosis.