Histoplasmosis the fungal infection that is more common than you think part 1

Stephen M. Vantassel, host of the Wildlife Control Consultant podcast, reviews the fundamentals of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. This pulmonary disease is frequently misdiagnosed as pneumonia or the flu. Wildlife control operators and pest control operators that work around bat and bird droppings and guano need to be aware of this zoonotic and protect themselves.