VMC-0062
QUESTION
The fungal agent found abundantly in pigeon dropping is?
OPTIONS
(A) Blastomyces dermatitidis
(B) Histoplasma capsulatum
(C) Cryptococcus neoformans
(D) Sporotrichum schenkii
ANSWER
(C) Cryptococcus neoformans
EXPLANATION
Cryptococcus neoformans is strongly associated with pigeon droppings and accumulates in soil contaminated by bird excreta. Therefore option C is correct; Histoplasma can also be associated with bird or bat droppings but is not the classic fungal agent singled out in this question, while the other fungi are not characteristically associated with pigeon droppings.