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Bookmark or Share- Valley Fever: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD8 min read. What Is Valley Fever? Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is an infection. It's caused by a fungus called Coccidioides. Many of us are more familiar with the fever, chills, and...
- Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) | Types of Fungal Diseases | Fungal | CDCValley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides. The fungus is known to live in the soil in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico and Central and South America. The fungus was also recently found in south-central Washington.
- Valley Fever (Coccidiomycosis) Awareness | CDCWhat You Need to Know. Valley fever is a respiratory infection similar to pneumonia. It’s caused by a fungus found in soil in certain places, including the southwestern United States and south-central Washington state. The most common symptoms are cough and fever that often go away on their own in weeks or months.
- Valley fever - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo ClinicTo diagnose valley fever, doctors may order one or more of the following tests: Sputum smear or culture. These tests check a sample of the matter that's discharged while coughing (sputum) for the presence of coccidioides organisms. Blood tests. Through a blood test, your doctor can check for antibodies against the fungus that causes valley fever.
- Valley Fever: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicWhat is Valley fever? Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis (“cahk-sid-ee-oy-doh-my-KOH-sis”), is an infection caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides (“cahk-sid-ee-OY-deze”). Coccidioides lives in the soil in the southwest U.S., parts of Washington state, and Central and South America.
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