Fungal Pneumonia
It is a disease caused by fungi. Despite being the rarest type of pneumonia, it has the potential to be quite aggressive. It occurs more frequently in immunocompromised people or those with chronic diseases, as is the case of cancer patients or those infected with the HIV virus.
Fungus pneumonia is frequently due to three main types: Histoplasma capsulatum, which causes histoplasmosis, Coccidioides immits, which causes coccidioidomycosis, and Blastomyces dermatitidis, which causes blastomycosis.
Generally, individuals who contract the infection only have minor symptoms and do not realize that they are infected. However, some get seriously ill. That is, the severity of pneumonia, as well as the occurrence of complications, depends on the individual’s overall health, age, as well as the type and extent of pneumonia in the lungs.
Therefore, the symptoms can appear in an acute and fast way, but they also develop slowly. At first, the symptoms are similar to those of the flu or constipation and can lead to confusion.
Other types
In some cases, the causative agents are mycoplasmas – microorganisms [11] with the properties of both viruses and bacteria. They can also lead to the development of pneumonia with the typical symptoms that manifest in aggravation of pneumonia.
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