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Histoplasmosis Pericarditis, a fungal infection from bat or bird
droppings (Bob Dylan was hospitalized for this in 1997)
By: Masked Man Date: November 4, 2025, 8:21 pm
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Histoplasmosis Pericarditis
Source The Mayo Clinic
SUMMARY:
Histoplasmosis is an infection caused by a fungus that's often
found in bird and bat droppings. People get the infection by
breathing in airborne cells, called spores, from the fungus.
These spores often get in the air during demolition,
construction or cleanup projects.
LINK:
HTML https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/histoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20373495
COMMENT: Wear n95 safety mask during cleanup and construction
projects!
& some Bob Dylan trivia...
SUMMARY: (1997)
Bob Dylan is recuperating at his Los Angeles home after being
hospitalized in late May with severe chest pains. A statement
issued by Columbia Records on June 2 said that Dylan was
undergoing treatment for histoplasmosis pericarditis,
Source.The Rolling Stone
LINK:
HTML https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dylan-recovers-from-heart-ailment-100577/
moreover...
Insights on Covid‐19 with superimposed pulmonary
histoplasmosis: The possible nexus
Source: NIH 2023 Sep 29
SUMMARY:
In addition, Covid‐19 may enhance the propagation of acute
pulmonary histoplasmosis due to lung injury and inflammation,
and using corticosteroids in severely affected Covid‐19
patients may reactivate latent pulmonary histoplasmosis.
LINK:
HTML https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10540147/
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