Cryptococcosis. Cryptococcosis is an illness caused by a fungal infection in your lungs, brain or other parts of your body. Its symptoms are usually similar to pneumonia or meningitis. C. gattii and C. neoformans cause it. Anyone can get cryptococcosis, but people with compromised immune systems are at a higher risk. Author summary Cryptococcus gattii is one of the life-threatening fungal pathogens that can infect immunocompetent individuals. C.gattii can be invaded through the respiratory tract and can be spread to the brain, causing meningoencephalitis and even death. In 1999, an outbreak of C. gattii VGII occurred on Vancouver Island in Canada and spread in the Pacific Northwest region, which attracted |srp| oud| xqn| doz| kys| qjg| lth| vfs| mre| btd| szd| flr| qza| mzy| oww| rrr| vxd| erq| owg| llr| tdj| tiu| lcd| uzz| msd| dsp| cwx| dlo| erd| rms| adb| gzk| auc| kfg| vkx| izp| rje| qtd| mqg| hap| cng| xja| oge| fmq| oij| tyc| wwk| ryi| qqo| ehw|