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• n  a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system

• For them, cryptococcosis may be a severe or even fatal illness, usually caught by inhaling dust from pigeon droppings.
• They also produce cryptococcosis, which attacks the central nervous system, and severe respiratory infections that resemble tuberculosis but are far trickier.

News & Articles

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• Meth use tied to deadly brain infection in mouse study
  Using the drug methamphetamine may increase the risk of death from a fungal lung infection called cryptococcosis, according to the results of a new study conducted in mic
  July 31, 2013 - WOWK-TV West Virginia
• Methamphetamine increases susceptibility to deadly fungal infection
  ( American Society for Microbiology ) Methamphetamine use can make a person more susceptible to the lung infection cryptococcosis, according to a study published in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
  July 30, 2013 - EurekAlert!