Valley Fever is a fungal disease. Fortunately, a novel and effective new treatment targeting fungi has emerged.
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.
Williams is part of the team that has been refining these forthcoming estimates of cases of Valley fever, which scientists call Coccidioidomycosis. It is one of a range of new projects aimed at ramping up the agency’s response to the illness, which primarily occurs in the Southwest, from California to central Texas.…which broke the back of the recent drought cycle in this state.
No matter how much climate-angst is expressed and how many economy-crushing, liberty-limiting policies are enacted, lifeforms like fungi have a tendency to adapt and persevere. That is why I asserted the better bet would be the focus on medical treatment.Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Research Science and the University of Toronto have discovered an innovative way to combat fungal infections.
Most people are familiar with athlete’s foot, a relatively benign health issue easily resolved with a trip to the drugstore. However, other fungal infections, caused by Candida, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus types of fungi, are far more serious. In fact, these fungi are responsible for millions of deaths every year. Like bacteria’s growing resistance to antibiotics, resistance to anti-fungal medications is also on the rise globally.
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