More than 500,000 Americans could be sickened each year by Valley fever, the disease caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides, according to preliminary estimates developed by the Centers for ...

Fungal infections, as is shown in the popular OTT series 'The Last of Us', are now emerging as a new global health crisis. According to reports, a dangerous fungal infection called Coccidioides — or ...

California health officials are warning about a surge in a potentially deadly fungal infection. The state is reporting 6,761 cases of valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, through July this ...

If you live in the southwestern U.S., you have probably heard of valley fever. This respiratory infection affects thousands of people per year. The fungus that causes valley fever in humans can also ...

Valley fever cases increased in several Southern California counties in 2024, according to the California Department of Public Health. Caused by the fungus Coccidioides, the illness is contracted by ...

Of the roughly 150,000 recognized fungal species, and perhaps the several million not yet identified, few cause disease in humans, 1 fewer do so in persons not overtly immunosuppressed, and only a ...

Credit: Getty Images With an increasing geographic footprint, it is important for clinicians to be able to recognize and treat coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, in susceptible patient populations.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West – and ...

Inadvertent exposure to Coccidioides species by laboratory staff and others as a result of a mishap is not an uncommon cause of infection in clinical microbiology laboratories. These types of ...

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Valley fever is caused by the fungus Coccidioides, and usually refers to a medical condition in which the fungus enters the lungs. This fungus lives in dust and soil and has been found in southwestern ...