Valley Fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, is an infection caused by a fungus endemic to the dry Southwest region of the United Stated. Although the causative agent, Coccidioides immitis, it is known to exist in the Chihuahua Desert region there is a large discrepancy between the number of cases reported in Arizona and neighboring New [...]
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