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Most people with this infection never have symptoms. Others may have cold- or flu-like symptoms or symptoms of pneumonia. If symptoms occur, they typically start 5 to 21 days after being exposed to the fungus. They include: | Most people with this infection never have symptoms. Others may have cold- or flu-like symptoms or symptoms of pneumonia. If symptoms occur, they typically start 5 to 21 days after being exposed to the fungus. They include: | ||
* Change in mental status | * Change in mental status | ||
* Chest pain (can vary from mild to severe) | * [[Chest pain]] (can vary from mild to severe) | ||
* Cough, possibly producing blood | * [[Cough]], possibly producing blood | ||
* Fever | * [[Fever]] | ||
* Headache | * [[Headache]] | ||
* Joint stiffness and pain | * Joint stiffness and pain | ||
* Loss of appetite | * [[Loss of appetite]] | ||
* Muscle aches | * [[Muscle aches]] | ||
* Neck stiffness | * [[Neck stiffness]] | ||
* Night sweats | * [[Night sweats]] | ||
* Painful, red lumps on lower legs (erythema nodosum) | * Painful, red lumps on lower legs ([[erythema nodosum]]) | ||
* Sensitivity to light | * Sensitivity to light | ||
* Weight loss | * [[Weight loss]] | ||
* Wheezing | * [[Wheezing]] | ||
Additional symptoms associated with this disease: | |||
* Ankle or feet swelling | * Ankle or feet swelling | ||
* Enlarged or draning lymph nodes | * Enlarged or draning lymph nodes | ||
* Joint swelling | * [[Joint swelling]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | |||
[[Category:Fungal diseases]] | |||
[[Category:Biological weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Infectious disease]] | |||
[[Category:Mature chapter]] | |||
[[Category:Disease]] | |||
[[Category:Needs overview]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:30, 7 December 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Symptoms
Most people with this infection never have symptoms. Others may have cold- or flu-like symptoms or symptoms of pneumonia. If symptoms occur, they typically start 5 to 21 days after being exposed to the fungus. They include:
- Change in mental status
- Chest pain (can vary from mild to severe)
- Cough, possibly producing blood
- Fever
- Headache
- Joint stiffness and pain
- Loss of appetite
- Muscle aches
- Neck stiffness
- Night sweats
- Painful, red lumps on lower legs (erythema nodosum)
- Sensitivity to light
- Weight loss
- Wheezing
Additional symptoms associated with this disease:
- Ankle or feet swelling
- Enlarged or draning lymph nodes
- Joint swelling