cryptococcosis

American  

[krip-toh-ko-koh-sis] / ˌkrɪp toʊ kɒˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. a disease caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, chiefly found in soil contaminated by pigeon droppings, and characterized by lesions, especially of the nervous system and lungs.

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Etymology

Origin of cryptococcosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1935–40; see origin at cryptococcus, -osis

Example Sentences

When it infects someone, it causes a disease called cryptococcosis — which, despite the name, is not a illness conctracted by listening to tech bros rant about Ethereum.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

More than 300 people have been infected with the pneumonia-like cryptococcosis since the first case was discovered in the region in 1999, about 10% fatally.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2019

For them, cryptococcosis may be a severe or even fatal illness, usually caught by inhaling dust from pigeon droppings.

From Time Magazine Archive

They also produce cryptococcosis, which attacks the central nervous system, and severe respiratory infections that resemble tuberculosis but are far trickier.

From Time Magazine Archive