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Contents— (continued) What are the advantages and disadvantages of various kinds of respirators for protecting workers against exposure to H. capsulatum? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Assigned protection factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Powered air-purifying respirators with hood, helmet, or loose-fitting Air-purifying, full-facepiece respirators; powered air-purifying respirators with half-facepiece or full facepiece; and continuous-flow, Pressure-demand, self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) and combination pressure-demand, supplied-air respirators Respirator selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Disposable and elastomeric, half-facepiece, air-purifying respirators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 facepiece and continuous-flow, supplied-air respirators with hood or helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 supplied-air respirators with half-facepiece or full facepiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Pressure-demand, supplied-air respirators with full facepiece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 with auxiliary SCBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 What personal protective equipment other than respirators should workers wear? . . . . . . . . . . 16 What other infectious agents are health risks for workers who disturb accumulations of bat dr oppings or bird manure? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Cryptococcus neoformans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chlamydia psittaci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rabies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Where can I get more information about infectious diseases and answers to questions about worker health and safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Histoplasmosis Fact Sheet (in English) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Histoplasmosis Fact Sheet (in Spanish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 vi