Valley fever is spread touring very dry seasons after a rain. At this time a fungus produces many spores which are blown and people inhale them.
Typhoid fever is not an airborne disease. It spreads by fecal/oral route.
Valley fever is not caused by a bacteria and so an antibiotic cannot be used to treat Valley fever. Valley fever is treated with an antifungal.
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The scientific name for Valley fever is coccidioidomycoses.
Pig fever? Swine flu? It spreads just like any other flu - mostly airborne droplets expelled by infected people.
Coccidioidomycoses is called Valley fever because many cases occurred in San Joaquin Valley.
Ohio Valley Fever does not respond to antibiotics because it is caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, not a bacteria.Ohio Valley fever does respond to antifungal drug.
The morbidity rate of Valley fever in California is approximately 1/4 of 1%.
The cast of Valley Fever - 2011 includes: Levi Fiehler
Many mammals can get Valley fever including dogs, cats, cattle, and marine mammals.
There can be false-negative test for almost any disease including Valley fever.
Any severe cold, pneumonia or smoker's cough could mimic valley fever.