Does the public have a right to be told that by breathing the air you could get Valley Fever ?

Question

Valley Fever is a "local secret" just by breathing the air you could get VF and have your life changed forever. Mohave County is an epicidemic area there is no cure

Answer 1

The alternative to not breathing is ......... death. The best defense is a good offense offer facts and prevention.

Valley Fever is caused by Coccidioides immitis, a fungus somewhat like yeast or mildew which lives in the soil. The disease is not contagious from person to person and it appears that after one exposure the body will develop immunity.About sixty percent of the people exposed do not get sick at all. For some, it may feel like a cold or the flu. For those sick enough to go see the doctor, it can be serious, with pneumonia-like symptoms, requiring medication and bed rest. In individuals who develop the disseminated form (one or more out of two hundred people infected) the disease can be devastating, even fatal.

Valley fever can usually be treated with fungus-killing medicines.

This fact sheet is for information only and is not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or as a substitute for consultation with a health-care provider.

Answer 2

Yes if there is a problem with VF then the public should be made aware of it.alot of things are not reported to so they dont cause a panic but I would rather panic and take precations and keep myself and my family healthy then to be sick because someone did not want me to panic.

Answer 3

It's one of those things most know by living in the area. It's not a big secret, it's like learning rattlesnakes bite and stay away from the spiders with the red fiddle on it's abdomen. Living in the southwest has its hazzards just like living anywhere else.

Answer 4

So you recommend that everyone stop breathing?
I doubt it's a secret, but since everyone already knows, they don't have it on the news every day.
If it bothers you that much, wear a mask 24/7 or move.