Valley Fever

The infection starts in the lungs.
Valley fever may also be called coccidioidomycosis.
Heart-lung conditions
Organ transplant
Symptoms
Most people with Valley fever never have symptoms. Common symptoms include:
Fever and night sweats
Joint swelling
More severe lung symptoms
Neck stiffness
Weight loss
Tests done for milder forms of this disease include:
Sputum culture
Tests done for more severe or widespread forms of the infection include:
Treatment
Lung abscesses
A chronic form of this infection can develop 20 or more years after first infection. Lung abscesses can form and rupture, releasing pus (empyema) between the lungs and ribs (pleural space).
Calling your health care provider
Alternative medicine and treatment for fungal infections focuses on creating an internal environment where the fungus cannot survive. Some of the more common substances this investigator has used include aloe vera, astragalus, basil, beet root, bentonite, berberis root/berries, betaine hydrochloride, bile, biotin and other b vitamins, caprylic acid, castor oil, Chinese herbs (various), chlorophyll, citrus seed extract, cinnamon, cloves, colostrum, deer antler velvet, digestive enzymes, echinacea, essential monosaccharides, flowers (various), food multiple vitamins, garlic, goldenseal, glandulars, homeopathic & isopathic remedies, horsetail, l-glutamine, l-valine, lactoferrin, licorice, n-acetyl glucosamine, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, oxygen (in various forms), paudarco (and other South American herbs), probiotics (including non-traditional ones), olive leaf, oregano (wild and oil forms), psyllium (seeds and/or hulls), Saccharomyces cerevisiae, silver (in various forms), thyme, tillandsia, una de gato (cats claw), vitamin C, wheat germ, white fish, and zinc. Some holistic literature words it, When yeast cells are rapidly killed by the immune system, drug treatment, or dietary intervention, a die-off or Herxheimer reaction occurs. All yeast produce toxins.