Cryptococcus can cause serious infections in animals and humans. Symptoms of the fungal disease can include chest pain, shortness of breath, headache and fever.
The present case report describes the case of a 63-year-old male patient who presented with post-COVID-19 symptoms including fever, and was later diagnosed positive for Cryptococcus laurentii on a urine culture sensitivity test.doi:10.4103/ijam.ijam_55_23Ranga, Priyanka...
In nearly 45% of AIDS patients, cryptococcosis was reported as the first AIDS-defining illness. Because none of the presenting signs or symptoms of cryptococcal meningitis (such as headache, fever, and malaise) are sufficiently characteristic to distinguish it from other infections that occur in ...
In animals, the patulin toxicosis symptoms are lung and brain edema, liver, kidney, and spleen damage and also toxicity to the immune system (Drusch and Ragab, 2003; Moake et al., 2005; Sant’Ana et al., 2008). In animals, patulin has exhibited chronic effects including teratogenicity (...
processes as diverse as longevity inEscherichia coli, transposon silencing inOryza sativaand insulin secretion in humans37,38,39. Importantly, while sirtuins have been characterized in the fungal pathogensCandida albicansandCandida glabrata, whether they play a role in virulence has not been studied40,...
Cryptococcus first appeared on Vancouver Island in 1999, and has spread into the B.C. lower mainland as well as down the Pacific coast into Washington and Oregon. It can take several months for respiratory symptoms to appear and fortunately not many people exposed to the fungus become ill. "...
The presence of an aetiological agent within patients' home environment was suggested by the recurrence of acute symptoms of high fever, cough and dyspnoea 5â8 hr after coming home from hospital, and by spontaneous improvement on leaving home. Immunological studies revealed the presence of...
with isolated incidences in Idaho and California. Symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, fever, headache, neck pain, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and confusion or changes in behavior. Treatment can include months of intravenous and oral anti-fungal drugs, and in some...
Endpoint criteria were defined as 20% total body weight loss, loss of two grams of weight in 2 days, or symptoms of neurological damage. On day 34, the remaining mouse was sacrificed. Lungs and brain were removed and homogenized in 4 ml and 2 ml PBS, respectively. Serial dilutions ...
Between 1990 and 1994, there were five outbreaks, in which between 2.5 and 12% of the goats were affected. Although respiratory symptoms (pneumonia) associated with cachexia were the predominant clinical picture in all outbreaks, brain and liver involvement was also documented in three of the ...