valley fever

noun

Pathology.

1. coccidioidomycosis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of valley fever¹

First recorded in 1935–40; so called because it is common in the San Joaquin Valley in California

Example Sentences

For the second year in a row, California is on track to break records for valley fever cases.

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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.

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As the range and incidence of valley fever grows, public health officials are struggling to warn visitors of the risk.

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Thompson, a professor of medicine at UC Davis and an expert in the treatment of valley fever and other fungal diseases.

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Residents fear the earth-moving work will increase the threat of valley fever — a fungal respiratory infection that is transmitted in dust.

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