Today, the association between wildland firefighting, Valley Fever, and dust exposure has become something of a truism. More ...

Valley fever cases are up almost 50% in Arizona in 2024. It's not contagious as a person has to be exposed to fungal spores ...

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The following is a summary of the study titled “Access to Urgent Care Practices Improves Understanding and Management of Endemic Coccidioidomycosis: Maricopa County, Arizona, 2018-2023,” published in ...

The list includes dengue fever, chikungunya, leptospirosis and Valley fever, says University of Washington professor Peter Rabinowitz, M.D., M.P.H. Warmer weather and the sharp ups and downs of wetter ...

Subacute and chronic meningitis (SCM) presents significant diagnostic challenges, with numerous infectious and non-infectious inflammatory causes. This study examined patients aged 16 and older with ...

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that has a key role in the pathogenesis of a variety of autoimmune diseases—including rheumatoid arthritis—and is an important ...

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Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MDResearch has shown that fungal lung infections in lungs can possibly be mistaken for lung ...

Most individuals with coccidioidomycosis do not require specific treatment. Treatment with antifungal medications may be prescribed for those with more severe symptoms or symptoms lasting eight weeks ...