Rheumatology

Cronkite News Feature on Valley Fever Notes Doctor ‘Lack of Awareness’ Puts Sufferers at Risk

Jim Meenaghan, a Valley fever survivor, interviewed by Cronkite News

By Tristan Ettleman | Cronkite News

PHOENIX — Doctors can misdiagnose Valley fever, a fungal disease that lurks behind such common symptoms as coughs, headaches and fatigue, because they’re not familiar with the respiratory disease, medical experts say. That could prolong patient suffering and even result in death.

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