valley fever

noun

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Between 5 to 10 percent of people who get valley fever may develop serious or long-term problems in their lungs, while 1 percent may have an infection that spreads from the lungs to other parts of the body, such as their skin, bones, joints, or brain, according to the CDC. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Some of the side effects are respiratory, including valley fever, and pink eye, for humans who come in contact with the menacing dust mixture. Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 The week’s biggest stories Valley fever cases are expected to spike in California For the second year in a row, California is on track to have a record-breaking number of valley fever cases, which public health officials say are driven by longer, drier summers. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025 Coccidioidomycosis, or valley fever, is not contagious. Discover Magazine, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for valley fever

Word History

Etymology

from its prevalence in the San Joaquin valley of California

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of valley fever was in 1938

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“Valley fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valley%20fever. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

valley fever

noun
val·​ley fever ˈval-ē- How to pronounce valley fever (audio)

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