Directory of Coccidioidomycosis Resources

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• Azcentral.com - Tenacious Valley Fever Runs Gamut

  http://www.azcentral.com/health/wellness/articles/0830valleyfever31.html?&wired
  Explore how persons are touched by this disease. Visitors return home from the southwest and physicians are challenged to diagnose this disease.

• BioMed Central: Combination Therapy of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis with Caspofungin and Fluconazole

  http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/26
  Research article which includes a case study of an immunocompetent patient with diffuse coccidioidal pneumonia who responded to caspofungin and fluconazole therapy without experiencing any adverse effects.

• Budster's Information on Valley Fever

  http://members.tripod.com/~B_u_d/vf.htm
  Causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatment methods, and recovery expectations.

• Coccidioidomycosis: A Reemerging Infectious Disease

  http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/2/3/96-0305_article.htm
  Scientific and medical article on the disease.

• eMedicine - Coccidioidomycosis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215978-overview
  Article by Michele M Cheung, MD.

• MedlinePlus: Coccidioidomycosis

  https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001322.htm
  Features cause, images, forms, tests, risks, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

• Merck Manual: Coccidioidomycosis

  http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/fungi/coccidioidomycosis.html
  Provides information on this disease caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis, its pathophysiology, symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment.

• Valley Fever Center for Excellence

  http://www.vfce.arizona.edu/
  Located in Arizona. Includes purpose, disease information, and links.

• Valley Fever Connections

  http://www.valley-fever.org/
  Provides current information for individuals and medical professionals.

• Valley Fever Survivor

  http://www.valleyfeversurvivor.com/
  Aims to educate people about the potentially debilitating consequences of this infection. Includes the founder's personal story and information on the disease, FAQ and support group.

• Valley Fever Vaccine Project of the Americas

  http://www.valleyfever.com/
  The disease is explained and lists information on the project to develop a vaccine. Includes information about the disease.

• Valley fever: An incurable illness in the dust

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23166839
  The BBC reports on Avenal, a southern California city with an epidemic of coccidioidomycosis, which also affects dogs, llamas and alpacas.

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