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Histoplasmosis (also known as cave disease, Darling's disease, Ohio valley disease, reticuloendotheliosis,  spelunker âs lung and caver's disease) is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum'.f symptoms of histoplasmosis infection occur, they will start within 3 to 17 days after exposure; the average is 12â14 days. Most affected individuals have clinically silent manifestations and show no apparent ill effects.
Histoplasma capsulatumis the name of the fungus that causes histoplasmosis. It is found in the central and eastern United States, eastern Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. It is commonly found in the soil in river valleys.