A new fungal disease, coccidioidomycosis AKA Valley fever, has swept the Southwest and is costing the United States a TON of money, as there is no cure for this airborne disease. This year alone there were over 20,000 cases reported, but only 160 people have died. Find out what the symptoms are and how to know if you’ve contracted Valley fever after the jump.
It may not affect everyone who comes into contact with it, but it is made up of microscopic spores, and the disease causes you to lose weight and strength. Scientists believe the disease springs up after extreme weather changes, as we’ve been experiencing from global warming. It spreads fast, however, and has affected California and Arizona mostly, but a case in the San Joaquin Valley prison had to be put on emergency mode after 535 out of 640 inmates got infected. It costs the United States $23 million per year without a cure, so hopefully science catches up so we can pay less.
