The fungus that causes Valley Fever lives in the dirt of the southwest. When wind is high, spores from the fungus travel by air, and can infect people.
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A stain of coccidioidomycosis, an infection caused by the fungus coccidioides
From Texas Public Radio:
A San Antonio researcher has gotten a nearly $2 million grant to come up with a vaccine against the fungus that causes valley fever.
Valley Fever is usually a respiratory ailment, and can also cause flu-like symptoms, said Texas Department of State Health Services spokesman Chris Van Deusen.
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