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SIGNS and SYMPTOMS OF VALLEY FEVER
FATIGUE
Flu-like symptoms
Pneumonia, but this is a fungal pneumonia
Fever (high or low grade fever) Ø
Shortness of breath/wheezing
Coughing (can be chronic, severe, and include blood)
Chest pain/pressure
Night sweats/Chills (can be 24/7)
Headaches
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Rapid weight loss (can loose 20 lbs. in 10 days)
Rash (usually on legs, upper chest and arms)
Burning sensations at various parts of the body (foot, joints, etc.)
Malaise/chronic exhaustion
Muscle aches
Muscle stiffness
Joint pain
Joint swelling
Joint stiffness
Leg/ankle/foot swelling
Chest pain
Some Signs of Cocci Meningitis
Photosensitivity
Lesions anywhere in the body
Vision problems/blindness
Neck stiffness
Inability to focus and concentrate
Foot drop or partial paralysis
Severe head pain (as opposed to a normal headache)
Animals will show the exact signs and symptoms as humans and the treatment is exactly the same. Animals especially dogs have a higher infection rate than humans; however, it is not tracked. The University of Arizona, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, vet department has tried to make it a legally reportable disease, but to date the state of Arizona has not passed any laws for animal infections.
Valley Fever is a disease that is in total control. My dear friend, who is on our board of directors, is a cocci meningitis survivor. Not too many people can make this statement. He had no symptoms. Everyone who is infected will have a different story, but the main complaint will be fatigue/exhaustion as you have never experienced before. Even brushing your teeth can take every effort you have; and then you may have to take a nap for hours.
Currently at this time, once you are infected, you are infected for life. There is no cure. Sixty percent of humans will be infected and will show no signs or symptoms of valley fever. Thity percent will have the acute form and usually will be ill for 10-14 days but can last as long as two years. Seven percent will have the chronic form, which is two years or longer; however, one is really looking at dealing with the valley fever for a lifetime. Lastly, there are three percent up to as high as 5% that will have disseminated valley fever. Disseminated valley fever means that the disease has left the lung via your blood stream, and can attack any part of your body internally or externally. Nik Z to date appears to be the cure for this insidieous illness, but as of right now (August 2011), the earliest the cure will be available for treatment will be in five years). Because valley fever is an orphan disease, the University of Arizona has formed a department called Valley Fever Solutions, Inc. to make the drug to cure humans and animals.
When you inhale a spore and it only takes one spore to infect you and to change your life forever. Coccidioides posadaii is found in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Central and South America. Valley fever is not found any where else in the world except Coccidioides immitis, which is only found in California. When you are infected, you will not begin to show any signs or symptoms before day 7 and usually not after day 28 or 29. What you want is for this dimorphic fungus to go into a dormant state. If you are healthy and have no autoimmune diseases, that should happen, but then there is always Murphy's Law. Once this fungus has gone into a dormant state, it can come out of that dormant state at any time during your life. Stress, illness, pregnancy, an accident etc. can activate the valley fever in you at any time.
The valley fever spore is extremely small and not visible to the naked eye. It is approximately 2.5 to 4 cm. Fifteen trillion spores fit into a one-inch cubic square. Valley fever grows in the soil, just under the desert crust and can thrive up to 18 inches deep. This spore is extremely hardy and very difficult to eradicate. It ia classified as a Biohazard, Level III, the same as Anthrax, and just as deadly. It is also considered a bio-terriorist weapon and this coccidioides spore holds two federal laws punishable by death, if caught with the spore(s).
It is extremely important that everyone knows, that once you are infected (whether you showed signs or not), you may never be a blood donor or organ donor. NEVER! This I can not stress enough. Currently, no one is checking the blood supply, but remember one-third of the publics blood will never show this disease and yet the blood is infected. Donated organs are also not being checked for valley fever. There have been successful organ transplants, but the patient died of Valley Fever. Donate your own blood whenever possible.
This is not a contagious disease but it is an infectious disease. Valley fever is not transferable from human to human, pet to pet or pet to human. You must inhale a spore to become infected, with a few rare exceptions. How do you avoid from getting infected with valley fever? Currently, there are two ways of pertection, do not come to the Southwest. If you must come to the Southwest and especially Arizona, do not breath. I know it sounds flip, but it is what the doctors in the know say is your only protection. Actually there is one other method that you must wear 24/7, 365 days a year in Arizona, but I garantee you, no one will do this, especially when it is 110 degrees or higher here. View that item shown below. I wonder what Heidi Klum would say? Not the dress the accessories!
FATIGUE
Flu-like symptoms
Pneumonia, but this is a fungal pneumonia
Fever (high or low grade fever) Ø
Shortness of breath/wheezing
Coughing (can be chronic, severe, and include blood)
Chest pain/pressure
Night sweats/Chills (can be 24/7)
Headaches
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Rapid weight loss (can loose 20 lbs. in 10 days)
Rash (usually on legs, upper chest and arms)
Burning sensations at various parts of the body (foot, joints, etc.)
Malaise/chronic exhaustion
Muscle aches
Muscle stiffness
Joint pain
Joint swelling
Joint stiffness
Leg/ankle/foot swelling
Chest pain
Some Signs of Cocci Meningitis
Photosensitivity
Lesions anywhere in the body
Vision problems/blindness
Neck stiffness
Inability to focus and concentrate
Foot drop or partial paralysis
Severe head pain (as opposed to a normal headache)
Animals will show the exact signs and symptoms as humans and the treatment is exactly the same. Animals especially dogs have a higher infection rate than humans; however, it is not tracked. The University of Arizona, Valley Fever Center for Excellence, vet department has tried to make it a legally reportable disease, but to date the state of Arizona has not passed any laws for animal infections.
Valley Fever is a disease that is in total control. My dear friend, who is on our board of directors, is a cocci meningitis survivor. Not too many people can make this statement. He had no symptoms. Everyone who is infected will have a different story, but the main complaint will be fatigue/exhaustion as you have never experienced before. Even brushing your teeth can take every effort you have; and then you may have to take a nap for hours.
Currently at this time, once you are infected, you are infected for life. There is no cure. Sixty percent of humans will be infected and will show no signs or symptoms of valley fever. Thity percent will have the acute form and usually will be ill for 10-14 days but can last as long as two years. Seven percent will have the chronic form, which is two years or longer; however, one is really looking at dealing with the valley fever for a lifetime. Lastly, there are three percent up to as high as 5% that will have disseminated valley fever. Disseminated valley fever means that the disease has left the lung via your blood stream, and can attack any part of your body internally or externally. Nik Z to date appears to be the cure for this insidieous illness, but as of right now (August 2011), the earliest the cure will be available for treatment will be in five years). Because valley fever is an orphan disease, the University of Arizona has formed a department called Valley Fever Solutions, Inc. to make the drug to cure humans and animals.
When you inhale a spore and it only takes one spore to infect you and to change your life forever. Coccidioides posadaii is found in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and Central and South America. Valley fever is not found any where else in the world except Coccidioides immitis, which is only found in California. When you are infected, you will not begin to show any signs or symptoms before day 7 and usually not after day 28 or 29. What you want is for this dimorphic fungus to go into a dormant state. If you are healthy and have no autoimmune diseases, that should happen, but then there is always Murphy's Law. Once this fungus has gone into a dormant state, it can come out of that dormant state at any time during your life. Stress, illness, pregnancy, an accident etc. can activate the valley fever in you at any time.
The valley fever spore is extremely small and not visible to the naked eye. It is approximately 2.5 to 4 cm. Fifteen trillion spores fit into a one-inch cubic square. Valley fever grows in the soil, just under the desert crust and can thrive up to 18 inches deep. This spore is extremely hardy and very difficult to eradicate. It ia classified as a Biohazard, Level III, the same as Anthrax, and just as deadly. It is also considered a bio-terriorist weapon and this coccidioides spore holds two federal laws punishable by death, if caught with the spore(s).
It is extremely important that everyone knows, that once you are infected (whether you showed signs or not), you may never be a blood donor or organ donor. NEVER! This I can not stress enough. Currently, no one is checking the blood supply, but remember one-third of the publics blood will never show this disease and yet the blood is infected. Donated organs are also not being checked for valley fever. There have been successful organ transplants, but the patient died of Valley Fever. Donate your own blood whenever possible.
This is not a contagious disease but it is an infectious disease. Valley fever is not transferable from human to human, pet to pet or pet to human. You must inhale a spore to become infected, with a few rare exceptions. How do you avoid from getting infected with valley fever? Currently, there are two ways of pertection, do not come to the Southwest. If you must come to the Southwest and especially Arizona, do not breath. I know it sounds flip, but it is what the doctors in the know say is your only protection. Actually there is one other method that you must wear 24/7, 365 days a year in Arizona, but I garantee you, no one will do this, especially when it is 110 degrees or higher here. View that item shown below. I wonder what Heidi Klum would say? Not the dress the accessories!
