Banner Urgent Cares across Phoenix and Tucson are now testing pneumonia patients for Valley Fever 45% of the time, an ...

but those medicines are ineffective against Valley fever because it's a fungal infection. For people with a severe infection, treatment can include taking an oral antifungal medication for three ...

Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis ... The fungus, when inhaled in dust, can cause long-term and sometimes severe health issues. If the fungus disseminates beyond the lungs, it can cause cocci ...

Pneumonia-like symptoms can be treated with antibacterial or antiviral drugs, but those types are ineffective against valley fever because it is a fungal infection. The most severe infection ...

Coccidioidomycosis, or "Valley fever," is a fungal disease caused by inhalation of Coccidioides spores from the soil. This fungus, generally found in arid environments in the southwestern U.S. and ...

Dust can harbor spores that cause valley fever, a fungal infection that can cause serious illness. Experts say dust storms don't seem to increase the levels of fungus in the air or lead to more ...