Except for the fever not being as bad as the flu, picture the flu for about a month, and lingering there after for a few months. The worst fatigue I have ever suffered. Night sweats for a couple of weeks, and I'm a healthy guy. My neighbor who is pretty young and a Tucson police officer almost died from it. We both worked in our yards a lot, which I'm sure where we inhaled the spores. Made the flu look like child's play. Now not everyone gets this sick, like I said, depends on the amount of spores inhaled.
This was a year after I moved to Tucson, WELCOME TO AZ!
Visiting golfers are especially at risk here because of the wind, and course repair/construction.