aspergillosis
noun
as·per·gil·lo·sis
ˌa-spər-(ˌ)ji-ˈlō-səs 
plural aspergilloses
ˌa-spər-(ˌ)ji-ˈlō-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused (as in poultry) by aspergillus molds
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Salmonellosis, fungal issues such as aspergillosis and avian pox can also be concerns.
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USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Scientists also found that some kākāpō have genetic resistance to aspergillosis, a fungal respiratory disease.
—Rina Diane Caballar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
An X-ray image showing pulmonary aspergillosis.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
Their data from hospitalizations in 2014 show that aspergillosis is the fungal infection that sends the most people to the hospital followed by non-invasive and invasive candidiasis, or a yeast infection, and Pneumocystis pneumonia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
Now 65, Fairweather was diagnosed with aspergillosis, a disease caused by the common mold Aspergillus, in her 20s.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
Dolly's illness may have been caused by a fungal infection not unlike aspergillosis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
If Dolly had an aspergillosis-like infection, the dinosaur could have caught it in a multitude of ways, like accidentally breathing in a fungal spore or catching it from another member of the herd.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
According to the Mayo Clinic, the treatment for conditions like aspergillosis can include corticosteroids, antifungal medications and surgery.
—Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2021
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USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Scientists also found that some kākāpō have genetic resistance to aspergillosis, a fungal respiratory disease.
—Rina Diane Caballar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
An X-ray image showing pulmonary aspergillosis.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
Their data from hospitalizations in 2014 show that aspergillosis is the fungal infection that sends the most people to the hospital followed by non-invasive and invasive candidiasis, or a yeast infection, and Pneumocystis pneumonia.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2023
Now 65, Fairweather was diagnosed with aspergillosis, a disease caused by the common mold Aspergillus, in her 20s.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022
Dolly's illness may have been caused by a fungal infection not unlike aspergillosis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
If Dolly had an aspergillosis-like infection, the dinosaur could have caught it in a multitude of ways, like accidentally breathing in a fungal spore or catching it from another member of the herd.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2022
According to the Mayo Clinic, the treatment for conditions like aspergillosis can include corticosteroids, antifungal medications and surgery.
—Daniel Funke, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2021
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aspergillosis
noun
as·per·gil·lo·sis
ˌas-pər-(ˌ)jil-ˈō-səs
plural aspergilloses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by molds of the genus Aspergillus
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