blastomycosis
noun
blas·to·my·co·sis
ˌbla-stə-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs 
: any of several fungal infections
especially
: an infectious disease caused by a yeast fungus (Blastomyces dermititidis) that affects especially the lungs and skin
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According to various medical and veterinary websites, blastomycosis is caused by breathing in fungal spores that live in moist soil and decomposing plant matter like wood and leaves.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
In Delta County, where the mill is located, fewer than one blastomycosis case was reported annually.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
Wisconsin cases of blastomycosis in dogs In Feb. 2022, a veterinarian in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, told the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that four dogs were diagnosed with blastomycosis.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
There are only one or two cases per 100,000 people each year in states where blastomycosis is a reportable condition, according to the CDC.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
In Delta County, where the mill is located, fewer than one blastomycosis case was reported annually.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025
Wisconsin cases of blastomycosis in dogs In Feb. 2022, a veterinarian in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, told the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that four dogs were diagnosed with blastomycosis.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
There are only one or two cases per 100,000 people each year in states where blastomycosis is a reportable condition, according to the CDC.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
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“Blastomycosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blastomycosis. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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blastomycosis
noun
blas·to·my·co·sis
-ˌmī-ˈkō-səs
plural blastomycoses
-ˌsēz
: either of two infectious diseases caused by yeastlike fungi see blastomyces, north american blastomycosis, south american blastomycosis
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