The majority of cases of valley fever occur among those who live work or visit endemic areas. Valley Fever is prevalent in the San Joaquin and Central Valleys of California and in the hot desert regions of southern Arizona this includes the major metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson southern Nevada including Las Vegas southern Utah southern New Mexico western Texas including El Paso and Mexico especially in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
Valley Fever Maps Fungal Diseases Cdc
This fungus lives in the soil of certain regions including parts of the Southwest such as California and Arizona.
Valley fever california. Most of these cases were in people who live in Arizona or California. The number of Valley fever cases reported to CDC likely underestimates the true number of Valley fever cases. What is valley fever.
Valley fever also known as coccidioidomycosis cocci for short is a lung infection caused by a fungus called Coccidioides. Valley Fever is caused by a microscopic fungus known as Coccidioides immitis which lives in the top two to 12 inches of soil in many parts of the state. On this map cases of Valley fever are classified according to peoples county of residence which may not be where they acquired the infection.
What is Valley Fever. In 2017 Valley Fever sent some 14000 Americans to the doctors office mostly in California and Arizona. 8 The rates in counties with fewer than five reported Valley fever cases indicated by cross-hatching might not be reliable.
The majority show up with flu-like symptoms and fatigue but a small number of people develop debilitating infections that spread from the lungs to other parts of the body. The fungus is known as cocci and it grows i. The germs are found in soil and dust in parts of the United States Mexico Central and South America.
A potentially deadly illness known as Valley Fever is hitting California farm workers hard in the Central Valley. About 150000 people in the US. Get valley fever each year.
People can become infected by breathing in microscopic fungal spores made airborne by. 530-752-1757 2014 UC Regents. The CDC reports a disease known as Valley Fever is spreading in California and hitting more people than ever before.
When soil is disturbed by activities such as digging driving or high winds fungal spores can become airborne and potentially be inhaled by workers. Valley fever also called coccidioidomycosis is caused by a fungus commonly found in hot and dry regions of the southwestern US particularly California and Arizona. All Rights Reserved Legal Careers.
This map shows the average incidence of reported Valley fever per 100000 people by county during 20112017. Victor Gutierrez contracted valley fever an illness caused by a soil-borne fungus and he thinks he got it in the summer of 2011 when he worked in the nectarine orchards of. In the United States most cases of valley fever occur in California Texas Arizona and New Mexico.
Center for Valley Fever. Valley fever is not contagious but its incidence is high in Calif. Rates of Valley fever are typically highest among people age 60 and older.
In 2018 there were 15611 cases of Valley fever reported to CDC. Valley fever or coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by a fungus. Valley fever also called coccidioidomycosis or cocci is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that lives in the soil and dirt in certain areas of California and the southwestern United States.
Valley fever is caused by a Coccidioides fungus that lives in the soil of Californias Central Valley Arizona and areas of other Southwestern states prone to desert-type conditions. 3146 One Shields Avenue Tupper Hall Davis CA 95616 Phone. You can get the infection if you breathe in the fungus germs.
