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PSA: Valley Fever in the Southwest.. there's a Fungus among us and it's naaasty - cbelt3 - 07-17-2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23166839
"Described by the Centers for Disease Control as a silent epidemic, 22,401 new infections were recorded across the US in 2011, mostly in the south-west, up tenfold from 1998.
Although two-thirds of those infected suffer no symptoms, and the illness is not contagious, about 160 people die each year when the fungus spreads beyond the lungs to the brain.
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Immunocompromised and those susceptible to fungal problems ... stay away.
Re: PSA: Valley Fever in the Southwest.. there's a Fungus among us and it's naaasty - decay - 07-17-2013
my brother in law had it, from breathing in a cloud of black mulch dust. he was in the hospital & everything.
he lives in Phoenix.
Re: PSA: Valley Fever in the Southwest.. there's a Fungus among us and it's naaasty - Stephanie - 07-18-2013
My uncle, who lived in Bakersfield, Ca, died due to complications from it (this was a number of years ago).
Re: PSA: Valley Fever in the Southwest.. there's a Fungus among us and it's naaasty - Carm - 07-19-2013
Thanks for the info.