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Examples of valley fever in a Sentence
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English said little attention has yet been paid to his group’s discovery on the site of the soil-dwelling fungus Coccidioides, which causes valley fever.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
But quashing valley fever isn’t always a given, even for healthy individuals.
—Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
And providers in Arizona need to be on the lookout for valley fever, a potentially deadly and often misdiagnosed upper-respiratory infection, Kadri said.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
Patients in California undergo treatment for valley fever.
—Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
The 6-year-old cheetah passed away Dec. 27 after being diagnosed with valley fever a few months ago.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
Symptoms of valley fever often include fatigue, cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, night sweats, muscle aches or joint pain and rash on upper body or legs.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
Since the symptoms overlap with other respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, lab tests can sometimes be needed to determine whether the infection is valley fever.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
One-half of valley fever cases are from Maricopa County.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
from its prevalence in the San Joaquin valley of California
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Valley fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valley%20fever. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
valley fever
noun
val·ley fever
ˈval-ē-
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