Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CRYPTOCOCCOSIS
cryptococcosis
(noun) a fungal infection characterized by nodular lesions--first in the lungs and spreading to the nervous system
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cryptococcosis (countable and uncountable, plural cryptococcoses)
(disease) A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment.
Source: Wiktionary
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