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originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
Gawd, if I thought there was even the remotest possibility of it surviving...I'd buy those boys and their coach a whole PICKUP TRUCK full of fried chicken!!!
Unbelievable!
BREAKING
Remaining boys, soccer coach rescued from cave in Thailand
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The boys trapped in the Thailand cave could face an unusual disease
By PETRINA CRAINE
Jul 10, 2018, 12:27 AM ET

PlayRoyal Thai Navy/AP
As the rescue efforts for the 12 boys and their coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave have continued, the world has been hoping for the entire group's safe return to the surface
But after surviving the weather conditions, severe body stresses and unimaginable emotional distress of being trapped for days in dark, wet caverns, the 13 have more challenges ahead. All that time inside the caverns has exposed them to a dangerous and rare infection, often called "cave disease."
What is 'cave disease?'
Cave disease, also called speleonosis, is an infection with a fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum. It was first described in the 1940s as an “unusual” lung disease affecting a group of men camping in an abandoned storm cellar. The fungus is naturally found all over the world, thriving in settings ranging from the caves of Asia to the fertile riverbanks of the Mississippi River, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It grows in soil, aided by nutrients it gets from bat and bird droppings
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis (also known as "Cave disease",[1] "Darling's disease",[1] "Ohio valley disease",[1] "reticuloendotheliosis",[1] "spelunker's lung" and "caver's disease") is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.[2] Symptoms of this infection vary greatly, but the disease affects primarily the lungs.[3] Occasionally, other organs are affected; this is called disseminated histoplasmosis, and it can be fatal if left untreated.
HistoplasmosisHistoplasma capsulatum. Methenamine silver stain showing histopathologic changes in histoplasmosis.SpecialtyInfectious disease
Histoplasmosis is common among AIDS patients because of their suppressed immunity.[4] In immunocompetent individuals, past infection results in partial protection against ill effects if reinfected.
Histoplasma capsulatum is found in soil, often associated with decaying bat guano or bird droppings. Disruption of soil from excavation or construction can release infectious elements that are inhaled and settle into the lung.