I contracted Valley Fever in 2010 while working in the San Joaquin Valley, California.
The disease is extremely common in south-central Arizona but is also frequently diagnosed in other parts of Arizona and in the desert regions of New Mexico, southwestern Texas, California, Nevada, and Utah. Survey respondents represented Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.
That effort received an infusion of new information April 5 of this year as the result of a day-long conference devoted entirely to Valley Fever, the 58th Annual Meeting of the Coccidioidomycosis Study Group, held on the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix campus. New, simpler guidelines created to treat valley fever.
The survey included questions about housing, general location, herd size, and the clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment of Valley Fever in affected animals. The independent voice of Phoenix since 1970.
It is not known how many canine cases of Valley Fever relapse, but relapses are not uncommon and the rate may be similar to people.
Posts about Phoenix New Times written by laurengilger. Parts of Mexico and Central and South America are affected, too. Valley Fever is well known to relapse in both humans and dogs.
115K likes. Unlike a lot of my fellow graduates, I had the distinct pleasure of working for my favorite publication in town this summer, the Phoenix New Times.. As a result, I never left the house without my camera. My symptoms began with a low fever and a large body rash progressing into continuous fever … Former Arizona Wildcats linebacker Sterling Lewis dies at 32 from valley fever. More than 4,000 cases have emerged so far this year, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
More people are dying from valley fever than previously thought, and illnesses including diabetes, lung disease, arthritis and certain cancers may increase a person’s chances of dying from the disease, according to a new … In particular, cases of disseminated infection have a 30-50% rate of relapse in humans, no matter how well the initial infection was treated.
Of all the alpacas included in the survey, 4.6% received a diagnosis of Valley Fever between 2005 and 2016. Sterling Lewis, who played linebacker for the Arizona football team under Mike Stoops in … My condition was initially diagnosed as bronchitis and I was given antibiotics. Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Arizona.
BY Rachel Cook and Rebecca Plevin ReportingonHealth Collaborative.