Medically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD Valley fever is a fungal lung infection that occurs when you inhale spores from Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadaii. The disease is also called ...

Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a fungus that develops below the undisturbed surface of soils in hot, dry areas in the western United States. The fungus, when inhaled in dust, can cause ...

With winter approaching, seasonal illnesses like the flu are already surging. There is another to add to the long list of illnesses to look ... against Valley fever because it's a fungal infection.

Residents in Hurricane are not just concerned about the inconvenience, disruption and mess of construction blasting close to ...