Valley Fever

Current Context : Recently, a Valley fever, a fungal disease endemic rise in California.

ABOUT VALLEY FEVER

• Valley Fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by a fungus called Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.
• This fungus is found in the soil, primarily in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States, such as Arizona and California, as well as parts of Mexico and Central and South America.
• Symptoms: fever, cough, and fatigue, joint pain, rash, chest pain.