September 26, 2024 by Jennifer Head, Alexandra K. Heaney, Simon Camponuri, The Conversation Credit: Public DomainAs the climate warms, the southwestern U.S. is increasingly experiencing weather whiplash as the region swings from drought to flooding and back again. As a result, the public is hearing more about little-known infectious diseases, such as valley fever. In...
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Arizona economic burden of valley fever totals $736 million
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES A University of Arizona Health Sciences study has estimated total lifetime costs at $736 million for the 10,359 valley fever patients diagnosed in Arizona in 2019, underscoring the economic burden the disease places on the state and its residents. The prevalence of valley fever, formally known as coccidioidomycosis or cocci,...