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Histoplasmosis is typically acquired via inhalation of airborne microconidia, often after disturbance of contaminated material.^[1]
Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis and solid organ donor-derived histoplasmosis have been observed although extremely uncommon.^[2]

↑ Edwards JA, Rappleye CA (2011). "Histoplasma mechanisms of pathogenesis--one portfolio doesn't fit all". FEMS Microbiol Lett. 324 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02363.x. PMC 3228276. PMID 22092757.
↑ Information for Healthcare Professionals about Histoplasmosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2015. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/histoplasmosis/health-professionals.html. Accessed February 2, 2016.