Coccidioidomycosis: Valley Fever Infection

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Coccidioidomycosis known as Valley Fever is an infection in your lungs, causing respiratory difficulties. It is a non-contagious infection. Valley Fever lives in soil, it can be spread into the air, most commonly found in people who are surrounded in construction or farming. It is found in part of the United States, California, Mexico and dry areas of the South and Central America. It is defined into two parts, parasitic life cycle when pre-existing fungal enlarge and transform into a sphere, then begin developing into endospores, and saprobic life cycle produces fungal infections, found in the environment. When a person has been exposed to fungal spores through breathing or dust storms the symptoms may appear within 1-3 weeks. Women who are

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