You only have two lungs..

I was just trying to help. Statistically, somebody's chances of getting heart disease or cancer are much higher.. But a very substantial number of people south of you do end up with valley fever and the media is downplaying the danger because its very expensive to treat. People like construction wor...

Okay, here is [b]my cut[/b] on the risk. [b]I'm not a doctor either. [/b] I think Valley Fever is far more dangerous than many media articles and even most popular "mainstream" health web sites often imply because of several factors. (which I will get to in a second) That does [b]NOT[/b] mean that p...

But that doesn't mean it doesn't occur there now or recently enough in the past to still be in the soil. I've heard that its suspected that the spores may survive a *very* long time in soil. It is known to like dry lake beds. Look at the PDF file at the URL below. I think the probability is pretty s...

to know.. Hello, I'm not a burner, but have lots of friends who are/have been. I do have a huge interest in public health. I found this page because I was just reading about Valley Fever, and I immediately realized that it may be a problem at BM, because of its location.. (even though Black Rock Des...