Show threadJason StajichAug 5, 2023
https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/valley-fever-fungus-disease-climate-change #coccidioides #thinkfungus #thinkfungi
Why a potentially deadly fungus from the American southwest is creeping closer to Canada

A fungus that lurks in desert soil makes thousands of Americans sick every year with a condition known as Valley Fever. Thanks to climate change, it’s spreading north.

Jason StajichNov 29, 2022
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fungi-that-cause-lung-infections-may-be-spreading-across-the-us-180981189/ #fungi #coccidioides #blastomyces #histoplasma #thinkfungi
Fungi That Cause Lung Infections May Be Spreading Across the U.S.

Doctors are likely to misdiagnose cases due to outdated maps of these fungi’s ranges

Smithsonian Magazine