Trypanosoma is shown as an example of what people expect parasites to look like. Nonetheless, Valley Fever is also a parasitic disease.

Is Valley Fever a parasite? The proof is here

Certain words are inherently offensive. In the discussion of any disease, people don’t like thinking about terrible consequences. In Valley Fever specifically, we have recently been told the term “parasite” is offensive. Some have said they will readily admit they have Valley Fever, but certainly not any kind of parasite. There are people incorrectly hung…