61. Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis is sometimes called san joaquin fever, valley fever, or desertfever because of its prevalence in the farming valleys of California. http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/coccidioidomycosis.jsp

62. Valley Fever - OhioHealth valley fever was first identified in the san joaquin valley in California.It also occurs throughout the southwestern United States, as well as in Mexico, http://www.ohiohealth.com/healthreference/reference/6B6E2834-3B97-438D-B57239031

63. IEQ Review: COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS (Valley Fever) as valley fever because the organism is prevalent in the san joaquin valley of In 1977, a major dust storm blew soil from the san joaquin valley up http://www.imakenews.com/pureaircontrols/e_article000302318.cfm

September 15, 2004 Volume 1 Issue 128 HOME COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS (Valley Fever) by Dr. Rajiv Sahay Pure Air Control Services and the Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory are pleased to introduce "Under the Scope", a new section of the IEQ REVIEW. There are over 100,000 species of fungi. Many fungi are good and useful (edible mushrooms would be an example of these) while some cause problems (some fungi can injure plants and humans). Every week the IEQ Review will describe a specific microorganism, its morphological origin and potential health effects. If you would like to know about a specific organism and/or would like it published in The IEQ Review please email Dr. Rajiv Sahay with the Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDL) at Pure Air Control Services laboratory@pureaircontrols.com This week we will cover ... COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS (Valley Fever) Coccidioidomycosis, the disease caused by a pathogenic fungus called Coccidioides immitis , is also known as Valley Fever because the organism is prevalent in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. The fungus, however, can also be reported from certain parts of the southwestern United States and norther Mexico.

64. Facts About Valley Fever valley fever which gets its name from California s san joaquin valley, notArizona s valley of the Sun - is a non-contagious lung infection common in the http://www.azcentral.com/health/wellness/articles/0830valleyfever31facts.html

OAS_listpos="Top1,Top2,Left3,Bottom2,x01,x02,x03,x04,x05,x06,Right3,Bottom1,BoxAd" var ScriptsLoaded = true; Fight breast cancer: Sign up for Buddy Check 12 e-mail alerts Traffic Weather News ... Subscribe to The Republic Facts about valley fever Aug. 31, 2004 12:00 AM What you need to know • Valley fever - which gets its name from California's San Joaquin Valley, not Arizona's Valley of the Sun - is a non-contagious lung infection common in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The largest number of cases occurs in Maricopa County. • In the rarer disseminated form, the disease moves through the bloodstream from the lungs to other parts of the body. advertisement OAS_AD('BoxAd') • The fungus that causes valley fever grows in alkaline soils in areas with little rainfall, high summer temperatures and moderate winter temperatures. • In Arizona, the number of cases typically rises after the monsoon season and after winter storms. • Visitors who notice symptoms after returning home should tell their doctor they have been in an area with high rates of valley fever. AT RISK FOR VALLEY FEVER • Construction workers, farmers, archaeologists and others working in dry, dusty conditions.

65. San Joaquin County Dissolution Of Marriage Records - Genealogy LEGISLATIVE INDEX. See RECORDSvital records. dna data base re DELTAS .See SACRAMENTOsan joaquin DELTA. valley fever, SB 492 DISSOLUTION OF http://www.earl.org.uk/san-joaquin-county-dissolution-of-marriage-records.html

Genealogy - Tracing your history Genealogy San Joaquin County Dissolution Of Marriage Records San Joaquin County Dissolution Of Marriage Records Add your link to this page Terrorism 2000/2001 under construction in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. On activities. Despite the dissolution of the TMCAP, however pled guilty to visa and marriage fraud charges and was LEGISLATIVE INDEX PERSONAL INFORMATION . See RECORDSpersonal records. PERSONAL PROPERTY See PARKS. PLUMAS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Stowell/In Tender Consideration. Chapter 8 Moss et al., LPAL.       52. Peoria County Marriage Records, Peoria County Clerk'sSee Olive Davis, From the Ohio to the San Joaquin: A Biography of William Moss, 1798that the LEGISLATIVE INDEX See RECORDSvital records. dna data base re DELTAS . See SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA. valley fever, SB 492 DISSOLUTION OF California Biographies - 4 county December 20, 1903. Six children had been born of her marriage, the eldest being Mrs. Margaret Fritz, of Ripen, San Joaquin County. The second, Walter T., forms the subject of COLLECTIONS Sacramento County Law Library, Sacramento. Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo grounds stated for dissolution of marriage, they didn't state a misdemeanor off of the records. I leave

66. Valley Fever, Coccidioidomycosis, And The Northridge Earthquake. Clearly, valley fever presents a concern, if not a threat, whenever soil dust of various fugitive dust control measures in the san joaquin valley. http://www.albrightseed.com/realityregs.htm

When Reality and Regulation Collide... Watch the Dust Fly The headline read "Oxnard man succumbs to valley fever." The article in the Ventura County Star linked the disease ( coccidioidomycosis ) to a dust cloud that resulted from the January 1994, 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake. Spores of a fungus occurring naturally in local soil were carried in a dust cloud over Simi Valley where it caused a miniature epidemic, according to Ventura County Public Health Officer, Dr. Gary Feldman. Valley fever accounted for four deaths out of 52 reported cases in 1993 and at least five deaths since the 1994 earthquake. And while Feldman does not consider it a public health threat, he states that there might be more people who have the disease who don't know it because of its flu-like symptoms. "Actually, I rather enjoy being the angel of government; good benefits, liberal vacation and sick leave policy and an excellent retirement. It's just that I thought I'd be on top of the cloud where I could see— not stuck here inside." Clearly, valley fever presents a concern, if not a threat, whenever soil dust enters the human environment, as it invariably does with construction projects, unpaved roads and highway shoulders, vacant lots and fields and agricultural operations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has addressed this problem by establishing dust air pollution standards based on particles with "aerodynamic diameters less than 10 micrometers" expressed as "PM

67. K-Jewel 99.3 FM Radio Fresno, CA valley fever Do you now what disease was discovered in the san joaquin valley?It’s valley fever, also known as “desert rheumatism. http://www.kjwl.com/features.asp?commentary_id=378

68. Valley Fever - Talk Medical Reliable medical information on valley fever. The disease is commonly foundin California s san joaquin valley, southern and central Arizona, http://www.talkmedical.com/diseases-disorders/1013/Valley-Fever

Home Medications Medical Dictionary Talk Medical Newsletter Subscribe to the free monthly health digest. Relevant health articles just for you. Tell a friend Valley Fever Valley fever is an infection, usually in the lungs, caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis. It is called valley fever because the fungus is commonly found in the soil of the valleys of the southwestern US, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. What is going on in the body? Valley fever may cause a range of mild symptoms, and a mild lung infection. Or the infection may be severe and progressive, and spread throughout the body, which can be fatal. What are the signs and symptoms of the infection? Many times valley fever causes no symptoms at all. If symptoms do develop, they usually appear 1 to 3 weeks after infection, and may include: fever backache and headache red, spotty rash appearing 1 to 2 days after the fever begins swelling of the extremities, especially the knees and ankles chest pain chills nasal congestion cough, which may bring up sputum and even blood

69. THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 13, Ch. 158, Systemic Fungal Diseases BR (valley fever; san joaquin fever). A disease caused by the fungus Coccidioidesimmitis, usually occurring in a primary form as an acute benign asymptomatic http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter158/158c.jsp

70. Life & Times - Transcript - 07/13/05 It s a fungus called valley fever, valley as in the Central valley. end ofthe san joaquin valley about a hundred twelve miles north of Los Angeles. http://www.kcet.org/lifeandtimes/archives/200507/20050713.php

About Us Contact Us It's spread by fire, earthquakes and dry dusty winds, three things Southern Californians know well. But how much do we know about Valley Fever? It's all straight ahead on tonight's Life and Times. Life and Times is made possible through the generous support of the L.K. Whittier Foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life by supporting innovative endeavors in the fields of medicine, health, science and education. And by a generous grant from Jim and Anne Rothenberg. In California, Kern County is considered the hub of Valley Fever with more than sixty percent of the cases diagnosed during the past fifteen years. Every Tuesday at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, Valley Fever patients come in for their checkups. Kcet.org is the place to look for the very latest on Life and Times. You'll find previews of upcoming stories, transcripts and audio of past episodes and links to some of our most interesting features. Just go to kcet.org and click on "Life and Times". Hena Cuevas>> The television show, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" promises a house in seven days, but what about twenty-four hours? We spoke with Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis of the University of Southern California who says a house a day may not be that far in the future.

71. Bakersfield.com | Valley Fever: Searching For The Vaccine Construction workers have a higher risk of contracting valley fever because caused by inhaling spores from a fungus native to the san joaquin valley and http://www.bakersfield.com/special/valleyfever/story/5501196p-5490235c.html

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72. California HealthCare Foundation Funds Valley Fever Research - California Health valley fever is caused by a fungus, coccidioides immitis, which exists in the and its association with the san joaquin valley, particularly Kern County http://www.chcf.org/press/view.cfm?itemID=12252

73. AP Wire 07/22/2005 News From The San Joaquin Valley News from the san joaquin valley. Associated Press. HANFORD, Calif. The elderlyman had other serious health problems, but West Nile fever tipped the http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12199626.htm

74. RKI Hospital Hygiene Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever, san joaquin fever, Desert rheumatism).Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever, san joaquin fever, Desert rheumatism) http://www.rki.de/cln_011/nn_231710/EN/Content/Prevention/Hospital__Hygiene/Cocc

The Institute Health Reporting Prevention of infection Service ... Hospital Hygiene Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever, San Joaquin fever, Desert rheumatism) Fact sheets on rare and “imported” fungi Casative agent: Coccidioides immitis (dimorphic fungus) Distribution: In dry and semi-dry areas of the Western hemisphere: USA (California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico), Central and South America. Mode of infection: Inhalation of arthroconidiae. Human-to-human transmission can virtually be excluded as a mode of infection. The accidental inoculation of spherules in pus or the like can, in rare cases, lead to the formation of granuloma in the skin. Incubation time: 1 – 4 weeks. Dissemination can occur years after the primary disease of the lung. Pathology: The primary infection of the lung takes a clinically inapparent course in about 60 % of cases. The primary infection begins as a disease of the respiratory tract and is associated with flu-like symptoms such as fever, ague and coughing, and may then include all transition stages up to severe pneumonia with abscess formation and pleurisy. About 20% of the patients with primary infections develop an Erythema nodosum or Erythema multiforme. A commonly associated arthritis is known as “Desert rheumatism”. In people with an intact immune system, the primary infection is usually cleared with no lasting symptoms. In some patients, fibrotic or calcified coin lesions, in part also cavernous alterations, remain in the lung. A dissemination of the disease occurs in about 1% of the patients. Although these are often immunosuppressed, patients without predisposing underlying diseases are also affected; Note: chronic pulmonary infections that are not adequately treated can also disseminate! The possibility of pregnancy as a predisposing factor is under discussion, although this hypothesis remains controversial. Disseminated coccidiomycosis can be associated with abscess formation and granulomatous lesions in the entire body (particularly skin, subcutis, peritoneum and bones) including manifestations in the

75. New Times SLO :: Publishing Local News And Entertainment For Over 18 Years In Sa Simply put, valley fever, or san joaquin fever, is a fungus that grows in thesoil and spreads by dust. Windborne spores are inhaled into the lungs, http://www.newtimesslo.com/index.php?p=showarticle&id=122

76. EID Vol 2 No 3: Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Disease In 1939, 50% to 60% of high school students in the san joaquin valley had positiveskin tests with erythema nodosum (“san joaquin” or “valley fever”). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol2no3/kirkland.htm

Synopses Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Disease Theo N. Kirkland, M.D., and Joshua Fierer, M.D. Departments of Pathology and Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA Download Article Coccidioides immitis , the primary pathogenic fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, is most commonly found in the deserts of the southwestern United States and Central and South America. During the early 1990s, the incidence of coccidioidomycosis in California increased dramatically. Even though most infections are subclinical or self-limited, the outbreak is estimated to have cost more than $66 million in direct medical expenses and time lost from work in Kern County, California, alone. In addition to the financial loss, this pathogen causes serious and life-threatening disseminated infections, especially among the immunosuppressed, including AIDS patients. This article discusses factors that may be responsible for the increased incidence of coccidioidomycosis (e.g., climatic and demographic changes and the clinical problems of coccidioidomycosis in the immunocompromised) and new approaches to therapy and prevention. . In what sense is coccidioidomycosis an emerging infectious disease? Coccidioidomycosis is not a new disease; it was first recognized and reported slightly more than 100 years ago by a medical student in Argentina

77. Coccidioidomycosis -- California, 1991-1993 Epidemiology of acute coccidioidomycosis with erythema nodosum ( san joaquin or valley fever ). Am J Public Health 1940;3060011. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00031453.htm

Coccidioidomycosis California, 1991-1993 Coccidioidomycosis is an infection caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis, which resides in the soil in some areas of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Infection can occur when airborne, infective arthroconidia are inhaled. Symptomatic coccidioidomycosis, which occurs in approximately 40% of all infections, has a wide clinical spectrum, including mild influenza-like illness, severe pneumonia, and disseminated disease. Beginning in 1991, the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis reported annually to the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) increased dramatically (1) ( ). This report summarizes the occurrence of coccidioidomycosis in California during 1991-1993. In 1991, 1200 cases of coccidioidomycosis were reported to CDHS, compared with an annual average of 428 reported cases during 1981-1990. The number of reported cases continued to increase during 1992 (4516 cases) but declined during 1993 (4137 cases). During 1991-1993, most (70%) cases in California were reported from Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley, where the incidence of coccidioidomycosis is high; in contrast, during 1981-1990, Kern County accounted for 52% of all cases. Coccidioidomycosis surveillance data are reported to CDHS by the counties as weekly case counts only. Reported by: BA Jinadu, MD, G Welch, R Talbot, PhD, Kern County Health Dept; J Caldwell, PharmD, R Johnson, MD, D Blume, PhD, H Einstein, MD, T Larwood, MD, M Hargrave, Bakersfield; RJ Jackson, MD, SB Werner, MD, P Duffey, PhD, GW Rutherford, III, MD, State Epidemiologist, California Dept of Health Svcs; T Kirkland, MD, San Diego; D Pappagianis, MD, Davis; F Swatek, PhD, Long Beach, California. DM Dixon, PhD, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health. Div of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC.

78. 'Valley Fever' Plaguing Our Overseas Troops? The cause of the disease turned out to be valley fever Mexico that got itsname from the agricultural area of the san joaquin valley in California. http://www.useless-knowledge.com/columnists/bobbieoneill/article17.html

HOME POLITICS SPORTS LIFE ... Useless-Knowledge.com Articles Bobbie Hart ONeill 'Valley Fever' Plaguing Our Overseas Troops? Aug 8, 2003 The headline read, Army stumped on cause of pneumonia in troops serving in Iraq, Afghanistan It took me back to 1948, during the Korean War, when I was living in Tucson, Arizona. My husband, a reporter for the for the Tucson Daily Citizen, was working on a story about the mysterious pneumonia like disease striking Black airmen who were being reassigned from the deep south states  Alabama , Georgia, Mississippi, - to our local Davis Monthan Air Force Base. . . The cause of the disease turned out to be Valley Fever  coccidioidomycosis, a lung disorder, common in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico that got its name from the agricultural area of the San Joaquin Valley in California. It is caused by a fungus, somewhat like yeast or mildew - Coccidioides immitis  cocci for short - which grows in soils in areas of low rainfall, high summer temperatures and moderate winter temperatures. Hmmm, I thought, sounds like the desert areas Iraq and Afghanistan .

79. Compare Prices And Read Reviews On Valley Fever: Where Murder Is Contagious At E Epinions has the best comparison shopping information on valley fever Where despite the picture postcard perfect image of The san joaquin valley in http://www.epinions.com/content_162108968580

Join Epinions Help Sign In Books All Categories Home Media Books Valley Fever: Where Murder Is Contagious Overall rating: Reviewed by 1 Epinions user Write a Review Compare Prices View Details Read Reviews ... Subscribe to reviews on this product Read Review of Valley Fever: Where Murder Is Contagious Review Summary About the Author Nov 18 '04 Author's Product Rating Pros Plots, characters, settings, etc. Cons None really. The Bottom Line Enjoy it. Full Review A lacing of poison for the next to be killed. Murderous Martine by Jo Anne Lucas (Page 11) As a native Texan, I know a little bit about the thing called summertime heat. It becomes a living oppressive thing all around you that has absolutely no escape. It can make one a little crazy as the days pass in the blinding glare and it might make one crazy enough to commit murder. Apparently, despite the picture postcard perfect image of The San Joaquin Valley in California, the heat there has the same effect. According to these three authors and this enjoyable collection, The Valley has a very violent and dark side. Each story in this collection from these authors is very good with many of then having a twist at the end. They depict a variety of situations, characters, economic spectrums and lifestyles, with sometimes amusing, and often times chilling results. This is a good one to read and if you are interested in collections, one worthy of your consideration.

80. UNL Science News 03/09/04 UNL Biological Development Facility to Work on valley fever Vaccine and itsassociation with California s san joaquin valley was realized during the http://www.unl.edu/pr/science/030904ascifi.html

UNL Science News - 03/09/04 UNL Biological Development Facility to Work on Valley Fever Vaccine Lincoln, Neb., March 9, 2004 The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Biological Process Development Facility, directed by Michael Meagher, professor of chemical engineering, will begin work on process research and development to produce a vaccine for human clinical trials against coccidioidomycosis, or Valley Fever. After four years of extensive research at five other research centers, scientists with the Valley Fever Vaccine Project, administered by the California State University, Bakersfield Foundation, announced in February that as a result of successful animal studies, including on-going primate trials, a candidate vaccine has been identified and that pharmaceutical development will begin. As a first step, the California State University, Bakersfield Foundation recently entered into an agreement with UNL to develop a fermentation and purification process suitable for clinical trials of the vaccine. The UNL Biological Process Development Facility, located in the Department of Chemical Engineering in the new Othmer Hall, is one of the few university facilities in the United States that can take vaccines and therapeutics from the recombinant gene stage to a product suitable for human clinical trials as mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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