cryptococcosis
/ˌkrɪptoʊkɑˈkoʊsɪs/
noun
- A serious fungal infection that usually affects the lungs or the brain, caused by breathing in fungus from soil or bird droppings.
- Cryptococcosis can cause meningitis if the infection spreads to the brain.
- People with weak immune systems are more likely to get cryptococcosis from contaminated soil.
- The doctor diagnosed the patient with cryptococcosis after finding the fungus in his spinal fluid.