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Fungal infections known as valley fever could spike this fall - 3 epidemiologists explain how to protect yourself

  • Written by Jennifer Head, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
imageAs the climate warms and landscapes become drier, researchers fear that valley fever could spread across other regions of the U.S.Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As the climate warms, the southwestern U.S. is increasingly experiencing weather whiplash as the region swings from drought to flooding and back again. As a result,...

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