Dogs that are most commonly infected with canine valley fever are puppies, older dogs and dogs with compromised immune systems. The immune system does have the capability to fight off this infection before symptoms can even be realized, but it requires an exceptionally strong immune system to do so. They get by breathing in the spores just as in humans.
Many mammals can get Valley fever including dogs, cats, cattle, and marine mammals.
Valley fever is not caused by a bacteria and so an antibiotic cannot be used to treat Valley fever. Valley fever is treated with an antifungal.
The scientific name for Valley fever is coccidioidomycoses.
Coccidioidomycoses is called Valley fever because many cases occurred in San Joaquin Valley.
Ohio Valley Fever does not respond to antibiotics because it is caused by a fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, not a bacteria.Ohio Valley fever does respond to antifungal drug.
The morbidity rate of Valley fever in California is approximately 1/4 of 1%.
The cast of Valley Fever - 2011 includes: Levi Fiehler
There can be false-negative test for almost any disease including Valley fever.
Any severe cold, pneumonia or smoker's cough could mimic valley fever.
No. One did. It was named after the place it was first found.
People who had Valley fever would have flu-like symptoms, muscle pain, fever,rash,headache and joint pain.
Valley fever can cause abdominal pain because it causes flu-like symptoms.