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Fever, Valley Fever The Mysterious Illness

1.Valley Fever, also known as "coccidiodomycosis," is caused by the spore of a fungus that grows in soil in parts of California, Arizona and other areas of the southwestern United States.
2.The method of transmission of Valley Fever aka coccidioidmycosis is
3.Valley Fever is often called the "Mysterious Illness" due to most people who contract it do not have symptoms. Those who do have symptoms, may have symptoms that resemble the "flue"? What are some of those symptoms talked about in the podcast?
4.According to an article in "Emerging Infectious Disease 2016 Oct 22 Noble et al," coccidioidmycosis associated deaths in Arizona and California were shown to increase in African-Americans but decrease among Native Americans and Hispanics.
5.The test most commonly used to diagnose Valley Fever is:
6.The most common medications used to treat Valley Fever as a first line of defense are:
7.Coccidiodmycosis spores most commonly affect which parts of the body?
8.According to the Public Health epidemiologist in the state of California, there was a significant increase in cases up to 30% reported in October 31, 2017 as compared to 2016. 
9.Did you find this podcast:
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