Valley fever is on the rise, and climate change may help the fungus spread

Valley fever is on the rise, and climate change may help the fungus spread

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More than 500,000 Americans could be sickened each year by Valley fever, the disease caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides, according to preliminary estimates developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The draft figures, which were disclosed in a CDC presentation to the…

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