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- Valley Fever: The Deadly Disease You May Not Know AboutAn article about valley fever, including interviews with valley fever survivors, and the connection between dust storms and valley fever.
- Valley Fever Preventions, Signs and SymptomsValley Fever isn't necessarily deadly, but left untreated, it can certainly turn that way. Learn the signs and symptoms and discover if you are at risk for Valley Fever.
- Beware the Dust: Valley Fever-causing Spores Thrive in the Arid Conditions in the SouthwestAs more and more people move to the Southwestern United States, cases of Valley Fever are on the rise.
- Valley Fever and Your Dog: Should You Be ConcernedThis article focuses on what you should look for in your dog and what steps to take to diagnose the disease.
- Valley FeverValley fever is a prominent fungal disease in the American West and causes adverse respiratory effects among other symptoms.
- The Two Forms of Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis), Systemic Mycosis with Influenza-like SymptomsOf the different systemic mycoses, valley fever counts as among those that are highly infectious. This noncontagious disease has two forms - primary and disseminated.
- Valley Fever: Risks, Symptoms, and TreatmentValley Fever is a fungal infection that causes many cold and flu symptoms. If left untreated, this disease can spread to other areas of the body.
- Africa's Rift Valley Fever was Predicted by ScientistsThe 2006-2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in North Africa was predicted by scientists, giving new hope to other suchlike predictions in the future.
Living with Valley Fever Disease"Hindsight is 20/20." Millions of people have had the reality of that saying, as they learn they've lived with Valley Fever for weeks, months, or even years before proper diagnosis.- Las Vegas: Home of Gambling, and Valley FeverValley Fever is a disease spread by soil spores in dry and hot climates like Las Vegas.
Valley Fever: It's Nothing like Spring Fever!Ready or not, spring fever infects us all! In Arizona, spring fever brings Major League Baseball (MLB) spring training games and thousands of Cactus League baseball fans. Valley fever also infects the Southwestern United States, but it's nothing like spring fever!
Valley Fever: Research, Funding, and Future?The American West is a "fiesta" for Valley Fever! If you visit or live in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, or California, you have breathed-in the coccidioidomycosis fungus. The fungus causes a lung infection that can lead to pneumonia and even death.
Rift Valley Fever: Are You at Risk?During the first week of 2007, nearly 100 deaths were reported from Kenya due to Rift Valley Fever and at least 183 more people were infected. Are you at risk for contracting one of the more frightening scourges afflicting the world today?- Valley FeverFungal disease or growth of mold which becomes airborne & inhaled as spores, were infection begins in the lungs. Flu-like symptoms can develop & worst case meningitis. Both human & animals can contract this disease. Medication available for treatment.