Quartzite AZ
Long time planning on a trip to Quartzite. Is there a "honey dipper" service there ( for pay of course) We can go many days without unloading but sooner or later... Fresh water service? I assu...
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SCVJeff wrote:
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I'd be more concerned about one of the dormant volcano's in the area waking up long before I'd be concerned about VF in a place that's already one of the driest areas on the planet.
Agreed.
In the ten years we spent all or part of the winter near Quartzsite I only knew of one person that caught Valley Fever. He was a close friend and spent 11 days in the Parker hospital.
The doc said that many/most? people that spent much time in the area actually caught it but thought it was just a cold. He said If you have it once it is rare to show symptoms afterwards.
The doc said it hit my friend so hard because he has diabetes and his immune system was compromised.
Many of the folks that stayed in the RV park where we stayed were avid ATVers and spent much time on the desert with a lot of dust and if they caught it the symptoms were mild. The last few years some did start wearing dust masks.
