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valley fever
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Origin of valley fever1
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By the end of the century, global warming could expand the habitat of the fungus that causes valley fever.
An estimated 30 to 40 Arizona residents die from valley fever each year.
Valley fever cases have been diagnosed in Washington state, beyond its normal geographical range, he added.
According to the CDC (PDF), nearly 75 percent of valley fever victims miss work or school for about two weeks.
The CDC says that about 60 percent of the people who inhale the spore do not contract valley fever.
The scientific term for the disease is coccidioidomycosis, most commonly known as valley fever.
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