A 38 year old male from Ohio presented to his physician with…

A 38 year old male from Ohio presented to his physician with a mild influenza-like illness that included a headache and malaise. A chest X-ray showed no infiltrates. His past medical history was unremarkable.  He had no history of travel but reported recently cleaning the bell tower at his church, which was littered with bird excrement (feces).  The most likely agent causing his disease is:

Choosing one of the following systemic fungi, describe it’s…

Choosing one of the following systemic fungi, describe it’s key characteristics: including the mode of transmission, natural habitat/endemic region, the clinical significance/disease state, and microscopic observations (both stages). Fungi to choose from: Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix schenckii, Coccidioides immitis.