Valley Fever is never just a local concern. Even the global community is starting to take notice, as seen in this International Business Times article. Unlike the local physicians and articles that sometimes are dismissive of the disease or use terms that make it seem like no big deal, Divya Ramaswamy wrote an excellent article…
The CDC is making the third week in September “Fungal Disease Awareness Week.” Considering the how fungi are chronically disregarded as a cause of medical problems worldwide, this is an important and useful idea. Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed and cause serious infections in people in the United States and around the world, leading to…
“We made projections out to the end of the 21st century, and our model predicts that Valley fever will travel farther north throughout the western United States, especially in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains and throughout the Great Plains, and by that time, much of the western U.S. will be considered endemic,” says…
The FORWARD Act is the latest attempt at Valley Fever legislation. The Finding Orphan-disease Remedies with Antifungal Research and Development (FORWARD) Act (H.R. 2858 and S. 1567) will promote specific programs for Valley Fever and other fungal diseases. This was produced and released with bipartisan cooperation this week from Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), U.S. Senator…