How to Use valley fever in a Sentence

valley fever

noun
  • Three of them were confirmed by lab tests to have valley fever infections.
    WIRED, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Lim, Park and Wolke take care of a woman who has valley fever and learn she’s been keeping a secret from her fiance.
    Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Two types of the fungus Coccidioides cause valley fever.
    Jim Robbins, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2020
  • When wind or farm workers stir up the soil, people can breathe in the fungus, leading to an infection called valley fever.
    Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The 6-year-old cheetah passed away Dec. 27 after being diagnosed with valley fever a few months ago.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Over the last several years, cases of valley fever, a disease common to the arid West, have been steadily creeping up.
    Dr. Adela Wu, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • One-half of valley fever cases are from Maricopa County.
    Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Symptoms of valley fever often include fatigue, cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, night sweats, muscle aches or joint pain and rash on upper body or legs.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Those risks include extreme heat, wildfire smoke, pollution from diesel trucks and diseases such as valley fever.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Meanwhile, climate change is making valley fever worse.
    Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • People can get valley fever when spores are inhaled or when exposed to the contaminated soil.
    Murat Can Kalem, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Three new laws address valley fever reporting, testing, and education in the state.
    NBC News, 17 June 2019
  • However, there is a condition called valley fever, which is a type of fungal pneumonia caused by the fungus Coccidioides, which lives in soil in the southwestern U.S.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Over the following decades, researchers would discover some important truths about valley fever.
    Zoya Teirstein, Wired, 25 Sep. 2021
  • That includes the fungal infection valley fever, which lurks in dry Western soils, causes a serious illness resembling pneumonia, and is spreading north as the climate warms.
    WIRED, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Now When firefighters inhale this rotten air, the fungi can lead to a condition called coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, with symptoms including fever and shortness of breath.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 17 Dec. 2020
  • From a public health standpoint, Antoninka believes biocrust could help reduce the risks associated with inhaling dust, such as asthma or valley fever.
    AZCentral.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The infections that triggered their chronic eye inflammation ranged from tuberculosis and syphilis to inhaled fungal blights like valley fever.
    Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
  • When Victor Gutierrez contracted valley fever, his family often had to choose between food and his medication.
    Petra Cahill, NBC News, 17 June 2019
  • There is no cure for valley fever; doctors use existing antifungal medications that often don’t relieve the symptoms.
    Jim Robbins, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2020
  • These models are based on trends seen in precipitation and temperature: two factors critical to the lifecycle of the fungus responsible for valley fever.
    Dr. Adela Wu, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2021
  • That’s the conclusion of a comprehensive new state report tracking everything from valley fever to disappearing glaciers to extreme heat, as chronicled by my colleague Hayley Smith.
    Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The list included not only mosquito-borne viruses like malaria and dengue fever, but also asthma, monkey pox, shellfish poisoning and even fungal infections like valley fever.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
  • That was his argument for vetoing bills to provide grants to rescue marine mammals and sea turtles, to educate Californians about valley fever, and to expand programs for disabled adults.
    Laurel Rosenhall, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Plus, because valley fever is a regional disease, a physician needs regional knowledge to recognize its existence.
    Maryn McKenna, Wired, 11 Nov. 2021
  • That's because valley fever can come back when the monkeys' immune systems are suppressed during research, potentially compromising results.
    Rob O'Dell, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2022
  • With a return to dry conditions following a rainy winter, Southern Californians are at especially high risk of contracting valley fever this summer.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Patients in California undergo treatment for valley fever.
    Zoya Teirstein, WIRED, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Several cases of valley fever in the US that have been specifically associated with archaeological digs arise from the excavation of prehistoric Indian sites and burial grounds (2).
    Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2013
  • Doctors can prescribe antifungal medications for people at higher risk of developing severe symptoms of valley fever, including those who are immunocompromised.
    Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'valley fever.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: