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The same route of exposure may involve very different agents. Compare the mechanisms and prevention, then consult the original records and sources.

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Agents, Exposures and Prevention

Documentary comparison of 3 diseases; no estimate of individual risk
BenchmarkHistoplasmosisAspergillosisBlastomycosis
AgentHistoplasma spp.Aspergillus spp.Blastomyces spp.
FamilyMushroomsMushroomsMushrooms
Paths and contextsEnvironment
Respiratory
Environment
Respiratory
Environment
Respiratory
What distinguishes diseaseMycosis associated with inhalation of spores in certain soils, especially when they are moved.Inhalation-related disease of environmental spores, especially affecting the lungs and some vulnerable people.Mycosis acquired by inhalation of environmental spores, most often affecting the lungs.
PreventionReduce exposure to contaminated dust and use appropriate occupational protection in hazardous work.Dust control and targeted environmental measures for patients at very high risk.Reduce exposure to wet soil in endemic areas for highly vulnerable people.
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Diagnosis and monitoringBlood or urine tests, pulmonary imaging and sometimes respiratory or tissue samples are used. No isolated symptoms confirm infection.Imagery, sampling and analysis can be associated. Detecting the fungus must be interpreted to distinguish colonization from disease.The balance sheet can use blood, urine or tissue tests and lung imaging. Travel and lack of improvement under antibiotics can guide research.
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  • Work, caves and contact with the excreta
  • Country and dates of stay
  • Pulmonary diseases and immunosuppressive treatments
  • Work or heavy exposure to dust
  • Travel and activities in the last three months
  • Skin injury and respiratory disorders

What this table allows to understand

The selected records cover 1 agent family/families. They share the following routes or contexts in our catalogue: Environment · Respiratory. These associations describe the selected data; they do not measure contagiousness, severity or personal risk.

To review a comparison, choose one row and open the reference for each column. A preventive measure mentioned in one record and absent from another is not necessarily unnecessary in the second situation: the summaries and their scope may differ.

If symptoms occurThe table does not select any test or treatment. A fever after a stay in the malaria area should be reported promptly, even if prevention has been taken.
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