In 2002, when her two-month-old daughter Jayden developed a fever, Jillian Lugo just thought her baby was getting her first cold. Little did she know that Jayden had contracted valley fever. Here's what happened next.
Having another chronic disease like diabetes, arthritis or cancer may increase the risk of dying from valley fever, a new study suggests.
Scientists researching a vaccine for valley fever take different scientific approaches to their work. Some have been stymied by a lack of funding for their work.
There are arguments for developing a valley fever vaccine, but it can’t happen without a breakthrough in research — or more public funding.
After years of promising developments, the effort to produce a valley fever vaccine was all but terminated because of a lack of funding and industry interest. Yet some still hope to see a vaccine on the market.