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Which of these infections is also referred to as Valley fever?

histoplasmosis
coccidioidomycosis
blastomycosis
aspergillosis

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coccidioidomycosis

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Valley fever is also referred as coccidioidomycosis. It is an acute infection caused by a fungi called coccidioides. The fungi present in the soil in a particular region. The spores of the fungi spread into air through wind, construction work or farming. Through breathing fungi reached to the lungs causing valley fever. The symptoms of coccidioidomycosis includes fever, pain in chest and coughing. Mild valley fever get cured in due course of time by itself but in severe cases antifungal medicines are prescribed by the physicians.

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