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Why the feeding pigeons are more dangerous for the person with AIDS than with the healthy person.

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Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by a fungus, which grows in pigeon droppings. It also grows in soils and is found throughout the world. Cryptococcosis is another fungal disease associated with pigeon droppings and also grows in soils throughout the world.

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