which is caused by the fungus coccidioides. Joshua Partlow and Carolyn Van Houten traveled through California, Oregon and Washington to track Valley fever’s spread. Veronica Penney, in Denver ...

As cases rise across the state, here are four things to know about Valley fever. A fungus known as Coccidioides is ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

Valley fever is the common name for a disease called coccidioidomycosis, which is an infection caused by pathogenic fungi from the Coccidioides genus. The fungi are primarily found in arid soils ...

The UK and north-western Europe have had a particularly wet 2024. Extreme weather patterns caused by climate change are ...

Coccidioides immitis, one of the two species of fungus that cause valley fever. In 5 to 10 percent of cases, the fungus can spread from the lungs to other parts of the body, such as the central ...

Whether as a sponsor or donor, a member or volunteer, or an employee or fellow, you can make a difference. Coccidioidomycosis, or "Valley fever," is a fungal disease caused by inhalation of ...

What are the symptoms, and what should people be looking for? After inhaling fungal spores from the environment, Coccidioides initially infects the lungs, causing symptoms like mild to severe ...

The list includes dengue fever, chikungunya, leptospirosis and Valley fever, says University of Washington professor Peter ...

Bruhn said she hadn’t been warned beforehand that Kern County and Buena Vista Lake are endemic for coccidioides — the fungus that causes the disease. “If there had been a warning that there ...

She is also a member of the Antimicrobial Stewardship team at the University of Utah. Her research interests center on the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of coccidioidomycosis, an infection caused ...