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Inhaling these spores can lead to valley fever, also known as coccidioidomycosis.
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Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
The week’s biggest stories Valley fever cases are expected to spike in California
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.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The only way one contracts valley fever is by inhaling spores of the coccidioides fungus.
—Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
Coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, is not contagious.
—Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
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Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
The week’s biggest stories Valley fever cases are expected to spike in California
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.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The only way one contracts valley fever is by inhaling spores of the coccidioides fungus.
—Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
Coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, is not contagious.
—Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025
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“Valley fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valley%20fever. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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valley fever
noun
val·ley fever
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