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bucolic_frolic

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1. The ability of your average doctor to diagnose fungal infections is very low

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Nov 25, 2022, 08:20 AM

Nov 2022

They filter the symptoms through everything else, and after 5 rounds of antibiotics fail, giving the fungus room to run, then they decide there might be something else going on so they consider fungal infections. If it were me I'd avoid the doctor and see what develops on my own. But we're taught to run to the doctor at every little sniffle and cough.

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Expect More Fungal Infections As Their Geographic Ranges Expand. Histoplasmosis, Climate Change [View all] appalachiablue Nov 2022 OP

The ability of your average doctor to diagnose fungal infections is very low bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #1

I had an acquaintance who was part of national news Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #2

I can believe rarer conditions slip past medical people too often. Some are serious, See #7... appalachiablue Nov 2022 #9

Not to make 3auld6phart Nov 2022 #3

It is serious for me. I am allergic to fungi. wnylib Nov 2022 #8

Thanks for posting, I hear you. These infections & allergies can get serious. #7 appalachiablue Nov 2022 #11

Hopefully Dr's will pay more attention with this news. Ocular/Visual Hisoplasmosis appalachiablue Nov 2022 #7

The last thing we need is more fungus among us Orrex Nov 2022 #4

I lived in the tropics for many years. Yes, fungus thrives there. But it is probably the least Martin68 Nov 2022 #5

Fungal infections suck royally, and are not to be underestimated. DFW Nov 2022 #6

+1 Definitely, not funny. See #7. appalachiablue Nov 2022 #13

My father caught a fungal infection in the Philippines during WWII and it wasn't correctly r/o SoBlueInFL Nov 2022 #10

Too bad & I can believe diagnosis took that at long. Thanks for sharing. #7. appalachiablue Nov 2022 #14

Uh-oh.... Not good. calimary Nov 2022 #12

Good time to try and limit your sugar intake Rural_Progressive Nov 2022 #15