Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Symptoms of Valley fever are similar to the flu, including fever, cough and joint or muscle pain. (Photo via Getty Images) A man ...

When Jose Leon suddenly started experiencing intense flu-like symptoms in March, he suspected COVID-19. He’d get easily winded at the gym and developed a cough that “got a little bit crazy.” He ...

California health officials are warning about a surge in a potentially deadly fungal infection. The state is reporting 6,761 cases of valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis, through July this ...

Dust storms in Arizona can kick up fungal spores that lead to Valley Fever, a disease with symptoms ranging from mild, flu-like illness to a severe, long-term infection that can spread to the brain.

Valley fever is a fungal lung infection that occurs when you inhale spores from Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadaii. The disease is also called coccidioidomycosis. Symptoms include cough, ...

Cases of valley fever — a lung infection that can cause severe sickness in some people — are rising across California. And state health officials said they’re seeing an increasing number of cases of ...

If you grew up in the Southwest — or you're obsessed with the HBO series "The Last of Us" — you may already be familiar with the dangers of fungal infections, particularly Valley fever. And if you're ...

Valley fever cases are on the rise across California, according to public health officials. After a record year in 2024, Valley fever risk remains high in 2025, the California Department of Public ...

Share on Pinterest Valley fever cases are rising in California, which may be driven by climate change, according to experts. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images California is projected to have ...

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) - Riverside University Health System — Public Health (RUHS-PH) officials are alerting the public to an increase in Valley fever cases in Riverside County. Valley fever, ...

For the second year in a row, California is on track to have a record-breaking number of valley fever cases, which public health officials say are driven by longer, drier summers. There have been more ...