Valley fever
Read this article scared the******out of me, is it that bad? http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/01/20/140120fa_fact_goodyear?currentPage=all
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Live in AZ full-time and play/work in the dirt nearly every day. Have known a couple of people who have had Valley Fever and they all were older with weaker health. Not saying this is the only group but would be interesting if someone has data broke down by age group and/or health condition. If you look at the raw numbers above, it is a small percentage of the population. BUT we do take precautions. We avoid activity outside in dust storms and fortunately we live in an area that does not get many (one in the last 10 years). Most of the big dust storms are in an area between North of Marana to Phoenix and around Willcox. Our winds normally are from the South to the North. Also pets can catch Valley Fever so watch your 4 legged buddies. Valley fever is not just in AZ but is in all of SouthWest, California, Texas, Mexico and Central & South America.
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
