Valley Fever Strikes Hard In California Towns

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Source: http://www.nhpr.org/post/valley-fever-strikes-hard-california-towns


Originally published on Tue July 30, 2013 3:44 pm

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Often considered a ?silent epidemic,? valley fever officially infected 22,000 Americans in 2011 ? most of them in California and Arizona ? but some think the numbers are much higher.

It?s an infection that can wreak havoc on the lungs, heart, bones and in some cases the brain. At its worst, its fatal...

 

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Re: Valley Fever Strikes Hard In California Towns

Source: http://www.myfoxny.com/Story/23403809/valley-fever-hospitalizations-increase-in-calif


Valley fever hospitalizations increase in Calif.
Posted: Sep 11, 2013 12:10 PM EDT Updated: Sep 11, 2013 12:10 PM EDT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) ? A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the annual rate of hospitalizations for valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease, has doubled over the past 12 years in California...

...In California, according to the CDC, valley fever cases rose from about 700 in 1998 to more than 5,500 cases reported in 2011...