Valley Fever Symptoms and How to Treat the Fungal Infection Circulating in California

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Valley Fever Symptoms and How to Treat the Fungal Infection Circulating in California
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Valley fever cases are on the rise in California.The fungal infection can cause severe disease.Experts share the signs and symptoms of Valley fever.The California Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of Valley fever in people who attended a music festival at Buena Vista Lake in early summer, leading many to wonder about Valley fever symptoms.The condition is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of the U.S.

, professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York. In rare cases, people can get Valley fever through an organ transplant from an infected person, by inhaling spores from an infected wound, or by contact with contaminated objects like rocks or shoes, according to the CDC. Worth noting: Valley fever does not spread from person to person.

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