Fungus: Blastomyces dermatitidis
Lives in moist soil, wooded areas
Spores are airborne
North, Central and South America
Southeast and Midwest US (Mississippi and Ohio River valleys)
Causes a systemic pyogranulomatous infection
Reportable disease
Spores are airborne
Southeast and Midwest US (Mississippi and Ohio River valleys)
Blastomycosis
Pneumonia
Sporotrichosis
Malignancy
Mucormycosis
Tuberculosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis