Cases of Fungal Infection on the Rise in California
A recent outbreak of valley fever is being investigated by the Califronia Department of Public Health related to a Kern County music festival. A total of 20,000 people went to the festival, and possibly thousands of attendees may have been explosed. The several confirmed cases are severe, requiring medical attention and surgery in some caes.ย ย
What is Valley Fever?
Valley Fever is a fungal infection known as Coccidiodomycosis, that starts in the lungs when toxic mold spores from C. immitis and C. posadasii are inhaled. These organisms likeย the desert soil and can become airborne and are most common in California's San Joaquin Valley, and the Arizona desert. Seemingly out of nowhere, cases haveย tripledย between 2014 and 2017, and are estimated to cost an estimate $700 milllion in losses (1).ย
It can take a week or more to induce symptoms, and can even require hospitalization due to its potentially lethal complications. Once inhaled, the spores can turn into a parasitic phases that produces multiplying endospores which infect the lungs and can spread toย other organs. The main symptoms are:
Symptoms:
- fever
- body ahces
- coughย
- severe fatigue
With over 5,000 cases confirmed, the CDHP anticipates an additional 7,000 to 9,000 cases of Valley Fever this year.
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- garlic,
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- oregano,
- clove,
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- thyme, and
- aloe vera. (2).ย
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