Blastomycosis fungal outbreak at Michigan paper mill: 1 dead, 12 hospitalized

Blastomycosis fungal outbreak at Michigan paper mill: 1 dead, 12 hospitalized

The fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis seen here is the causative agent of the disease blastomycosis … [+] which can affect the lungs and more rarely the skin, bones and other organs. (Photo: Getty) Getty It’s a blast you don’t want to have. Blastomycosis can occur when you breathe in spores of a fungus called Blastomyces. And