Here We Go: Researchers Warn of Dangerous Fungal Illness Rapidly Spreading Across Country ‘Due to Climate Change’ (VIDEO)

gateway pundit ^ | 2/4/2023 | jim hoft

[bitt]

Medical professionals are warning the public about a dangerous fungal infection that is rapidly spreading across the country, particularly in the states of California and Arizona.

There has been an increase in reported cases of rare Valley fever, and climate change may be to blame, according to doctors.

Valley fever (also called coccidioidomycosis or “cocci”) is a disease caused by a fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California and the southwestern United States, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

“People and animals can get sick when they breathe in dust that contains the Valley fever fungus. This fungus usually infects the lungs and can cause respiratory symptoms including cough, fever, chest pain, and tiredness,” the agency added.

“This is a fungus,” said Perkins, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official. “Most causes of pneumonia are caused by bacteria. This is a fungus that lives in the soil and is breathed in dusty situations, whether it’s a dust storm or around construction or excavation.”

[VanShuyten]

Valley fever and histoplasmosis are not common, but not rare, fungal lung infections. Most people have minor symptoms and cure themselves. Histoplasmosis used to be a marker for AIDS infections back in the day.

I assume there will be a story about climate change and histoplasmosis infection in the near future.

[vpintheak]

Playing off the “The Last of Us” show and video game that’s so popular now. What a crock. Just a ploy for more money.

[Paal Gulli]

Without fungi we wouldn’t have ethyl alcohol (that’s the drinking kind), sourdough bread or Gorgonzola cheese.