Valley fever is thriving as California swings widely between drought and flooding.
Last week, a long, narrow section of the Earth’s atmosphere funneled trillions of gallons of water eastward from the Pacific tropics and unleashed it on California. This weather event, known as an atmospheric river, broke rainfall records, dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of the state, and knocked out power for 800,000 residents. At least nine people died in car crashes or were killed by falling trees. But the full brunt of the storm’s health impacts may not be felt for months.
If they’re sucked through an open mouth or nostril, they colonize the lungs. The progression of the illness in humans depends on the strength of the individual’s immune system: The majority of people who contract valley fever—some 60 percent—will never know they crossed paths with killer spores, because their immune system is able to rapidly vanquish the fungal intruder. But quashing valley fever isn’t always a given, even for healthy individuals.
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