Valley Fever is a lung ailment caused by a fungus which grows in soils in areas of low rainfall, high summer temperatures, and moderate winter temperatures. Experts estimate that there are about 100,000 cases of Valley Fever in the Southwestern U.S. each year. Many people do not even know that they have it and it resolves on its own. Visitors from regions where it is not endemic develop Valley Fever after returning home from the Southwest. Pets can also contract Valley Fever. It is not a contagious condition.

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