Nashville boy living with rare complication from histoplasmosis, fungal infection rising in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Department of Health is warning about a rise in cases involving a fungus.

They now say they’ve seen more than 20 cases of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection caused by breathing in spores typically found in soil containing bird or bat droppings.

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