Welcome to the new and improved valleyfeversurvivor.com website! Our beautiful new design provides greater clarity and ease of use to help readers find the information they need faster. It will help us to provide relevant information and warnings about Valley Fever to more people in less time. Features of our new site include: Categories in…
It’s one of the great health scandals in the history of the Southwest where Valley Fever haunts the very air we breathe. Tests for the fungal infection are unreliable. And, apparently, there’s no breakthrough on the horizon, though I’m told a new drug is being tested in Tucson. But still, if the disease isn’t diagnosed,…
Jeff Garberson’s excellent article “Valley Fever: A Silent, Unpredictable Menace” in The Independent featured an interview with Sharon Filip and David Filip from Valley Fever Survivor. Unlike other articles that often whitewash the importance of the disease, Garberson’s work serves as an excellent introduction to the problem of Valley Fever. Source: Valley Fever: A Silent,…
We now have an online Valley Fever Petition at http://petition.valleyfeversurvivor.com for everyone to sign. Please share this with everyone you know on Facebook, at work, at home, your friends, neighbors, relatives, etc. We need your help in getting digital signatures for this important petition. If you use Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or other forms of social…
A Valley family is grieving after a young father died due to Valley Fever. MESA, AZ – A Valley family is grieving after a young father died due to Valley Fever. Loved ones say the common fungal infection killed the 32-year-old father in just two weeks. “He always took care of me. Even up until…
Efforts to grow fungus from soil sample would confirm local infection risk By Markian Hawryluk, originally published on The Bulletin – click here to see the full article about Valley Fever’s northward spread to Oregon and Washington This 2016 news about the discovery of Coccidioides growth in Oregon featured an interview with Sharon Filip and…
Valley Fever Survivor presents Valley Fever Voices, our video series for survivors to share their stories of struggles, losses, and triumphs when dealing with this disease. The long-form interview format allows them to provide a more complete picture of what they experienced. If you or a family member have VF, it is comforting to know…
By Kevin Oliver, Originally featured at KCRA 3 KCRA 3’s Kevin Oliver contacted Sharon Filip and David Filip for information and to find local residents with Valley Fever for the following 2016 news report. The news segment discusses the cycles of rain and drought that lead to more severe seasons of Valley Fever infection as…
Valley Fever Survivor presents Valley Fever Voices, our video series for survivors to share their stories of struggles, losses, and triumphs when dealing with this disease. The long-form interview format allows them to provide a more complete picture of what they experienced. If you or a family member have VF, it is comforting to know…
