What is valley fever?
Valley fever is a type of lung infection. (1)
Coccidioidomycosis is also known as valley fever, San Joaquin Valley fever. (2)
What causes valley fever?
caused by the fungus Coccidioides, Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii. (2)
How does one get infected from Coccidioides?
A person breathes in the microscopic fungal spores from the air, although most people who breathe in the spores do not get sick. (2)
Who can get infected by Coccidioides?
people (2)
What are symptoms of valley fever?
flu-like symptoms such as: fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath, and a rash (1)
Resources
1. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2018/07/06/valley-fever-what-you-should-know/764819002/
2. https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/coccidioidomycosis/index.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidioides
