Background. Blastomyces helicus (formerly Emmonsia helica) is a dimorphic fungus first isolated from a man with fungal encephalitis in Alberta, Canada. The geographic range, epidemiology, and clinical ...

Medical mycology encompasses the study, diagnosis, and treatment of infections caused by fungal pathogens. With over 700 fungal species implicated and a subset responsible for human disease, this ...

Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection primarily caused by thermally dimorphic fungi in the genus Blastomyces. Typically acquired through inhalation of airborne spores, the disease initially ...

Back at the turn of the 21st century, Valley fever was an obscure fungal disease in the United States, with fewer than 3,000 reported cases per year, mostly in California and Arizona. Two decades ...