Mission and community service groups : Be aware of Valley fever traveling to the U.S. Southwest or northern Mexico? Volunteering to build houses or dig up soil?

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Valley fever is caused by a microscopic fungus called Coccidioides that lives in the soil in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. People can get sick after breathing in the fungus from dust in the air.
  
  Although anyone who lives in or visits these regions can get sick with Valley fever, people who work on home-building or other projects that stir up dust or involve digging may be more likely to get sick.
  
  These activities can release fungal spores into the air. When people breathe in those spores, they can get Valley fever.
  
  Group organizers, leaders, and volunteers from churches, schools, and community service organizations should know about the risks of Valley fever before travel so they can take steps to prevent illness.
  
  CS304289-A September 16, 2019
  
  be-aware-of-valley-fever-h.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coccidioidomycosis Community-Acquired Infections
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:348a473c54cb0f10fbbe0dc0a870cfd5b517fc780b01be3240e1e9b81e3ff8ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112909/cdc_112909_DS1.pdf
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