Rising threat of Valley Fever in western US: A silent epidemic unfolds

Valley Fever, caused by fungal spores, is surging in the western US due to climate changes. Cases reached record highs, with California issuing warnings. Victims like Cheyenne Baker suffer severe ... Read More

California Rain Will Cause More Valley Fever

California’s wet winter will cause more cases of a unique fungal infection known as valley fever, so state health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout. Valley fever is caused by ... Read More

Valley Fever: The deadly and incurable disease terrifying the west coast

An astonishing 97 per cent of Valley Fever cases across the entire US are reported in Arizona and California ... woke up feeling like she was being hit repeatedly with a baseball bat. Read More

Valley Fever Strikes Hard In California Towns

Often considered a “silent epidemic,” valley fever officially infected 22,000 Americans in 2011 — most of them in California and Arizona — but some think the numbers are much higher. Read More

Researchers Recently Confirmed The Presence Of A Potentially Deadly Dog Parasite In A Stretch Of The Colorado River That Flows Through California

Researchers at the University of California-Riverside (UCR) have made the first-ever confirmation of a potentially deadly dog parasite ... leading to the formation of hard clusters of immune ... Read More

‘It smells bad’: the US farmworkers grappling with unsafe water at home

Many agricultural laborers are parched at home and in the field, which can lead to serious health effects like kidney disease Leer en español It’s easy to identify the residences of the farm ... Read More

Valley Fever: The deadly and incurable disease terrifying the west coast

For seven years Cheyenne Baker had been in and out of hospital, after receiving a diagnosis of Valley Fever – a fungal ... the past 20 years on the US west coast, with the most epidemic regions found ... Read More

Valley Fever: The deadly and incurable disease terrifying the west coast

In rare cases, the infection can spread beyond the lungs to other parts of the body – which is known as “disseminated Valley Fever”. An astonishing 97 per cent of Valley Fever cases across the entire ... Read More