{"id":3355,"date":"2024-03-12T19:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/valley-fever-man-eating-mushrooms-a-new-epidemic-that-will-affect-the-whole-world\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:09:47","slug":"valley-fever-man-eating-mushrooms-a-new-epidemic-that-will-affect-the-whole-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/english\/valley-fever-man-eating-mushrooms-a-new-epidemic-that-will-affect-the-whole-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Fever: Man-Eating Mushrooms!  A New Epidemic That Will Affect the Whole World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The Western United States has been facing a growing threat in recent years: the valley fever epidemic.  This dangerous disease is known as an infection caused by coccidioides, a flesh-eating fungus.  However, recently the role played by climate change in the spread of the epidemic has become increasingly evident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Post <\/strong>According to information from the newspaper, <strong>\u201cThe Invisible Killer\u201d <\/strong>An article titled points out a new epidemic that poses a great threat to the world.  According to the article, this epidemic started in 2010 and caused loss of life, especially in America.<\/p>\n<p>It has been seen in a limited way for many years in the American Southwest. <strong>valley fever <\/strong>The epidemic is now beginning to spread more widely, with potentially devastating consequences.  What causes valley fever <strong>The fungus thrives in hot, dry environments<\/strong> and spreads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>climate change<\/strong> With this, scientists predict that the range of the fungus will expand. <strong>Rising temperatures and drought<\/strong>, may cause the fungus to spread over a larger geographic area and affect more people.  This may require health systems and societies to take further precautions in the coming years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar3-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12234\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-et-yemeye-baslayan-mantar\"><strong>Mushroom That Started Eating Flesh!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The epidemic initially begins with symptoms such as stomach discomfort, and within a few hours it devastates patients and causes them to be hospitalized.  Then, strangely enough<strong> wounds occur<\/strong> and the disease leads to death.  to this disease <strong>\u201cValley Fever\u201d <\/strong>It is said that mosquitoes are also effective in transmitting the virus.<\/p>\n<p>But the scary thing is that <strong>The cause behind the outbreak is a fungus <\/strong>is.  This mushroom is normally <strong>While it was known as an organism that fed on plants, it started to eat meat due to the effect of climate change and humid environments.<\/strong> <strong>Spores of the fungus are transmitted to humans through inhalation or contact. <\/strong>and settles in the body and causes a fatal disease.  The effects of the epidemic have increased especially in recent years, and scientists think that high temperatures triggered the epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>As the epidemic spreads, thousands of people have been affected and <strong>treatment methods are limited<\/strong>.  The most important feature of this disease is that it creates internal wounds in the body and the difficulty of treatment.  According to researchers, fungal spores are spreading around the world, carried by dust storms and forest fires, and urgent measures need to be taken to prevent this situation.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, <strong>\u201cThe Invisible Killer\u201d<\/strong> This epidemic, called the epidemic, poses a serious threat and requires international cooperation and scientific effort.  It is vital to be prepared and take precautions against similar epidemics in the future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12235\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar1-1024x679.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar1-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12235\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cases Have Nearly Quadrupled in the Last Twenty Years<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Valley fever has long gripped the American Southwest: Soldiers on dusty military bases, inmates in windswept prisons, construction workers pushing new suburbs into the deserts have all encountered flesh-eating fungi called coccidioides.  However <strong>The threat is increasing.<\/strong> According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <strong>cases have increased nearly fourfold in the last two decades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers say human-induced climate change may be the primary cause of the spread of Valley fever, and they warn that a much larger area of \u200b\u200bthe United States could become vulnerable to the disease in the coming decades.<strong> The fungus thrives in dry soils, spreads on dust clouds, and explodes after periods of extreme drought.<\/strong>.  According to scientists, these cycles are becoming more intense and widespread due to climate change in the American West.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12236\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar5-1024x680.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar5-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12236\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Today, Valley fever affects tens of thousands of people each year (hundreds of thousands, according to federal officials) and can be extremely debilitating or even fatal in rare cases like McIntyre&#8217;s.  The cost of the disease is only in the two most common states. <strong>Arizona and California<\/strong>It amounts to approximately 1.5 billion dollars per year.  by researchers <strong>\u201cCocci\u201d<\/strong> The fungus, as it is called, is found primarily in the Southwest but also in parts of Central and South America.<\/p>\n<p>Public health officials say factors such as drought leaving more fallow land, plants sprouting in deserts and the drying out of the West point to the possibility that the disease will become more widespread. <strong>About a decade ago, the fungus appeared among the arid hills of Eastern Washington state<\/strong> and reshaped the map of known endemic areas.  Cases in California appear to have begun to spread northward from their traditional home in the San Joaquin Valley, where the disease takes its name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12237\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar-1024x683.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12237\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Scientist working at Los Alamos National Laboratory <strong>Morgan Gorris<\/strong>predicted that as the climate warms, the fungus could spread to much of the western half of the country by the end of the century.  Gorris, <em>\u201cA disease that was once confined primarily to the Southwestern United States has now become a disease of the Western United States.\u201d<\/em> said.<\/p>\n<p>professor of microbiology at Northern Arizona University <strong>Paul Keim<\/strong>At a conference attended by valley fever researchers, <em>\u201cWe have to find out where he is and where he is going.\u201d <\/em>said.  These mysteries lead a small but passionate group of scientists on an extensive mushroom hunt across the West.  With drones and data on air filters, soil samples and dogs&#8217; blood (animals can also catch Valley fever), they are determined to unravel the secret of the fungus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More than 1,000 people are hospitalized with Valley fever each year <\/strong>In California, this research is particularly urgent. <strong>Cocci&#8217;<\/strong>has been observed to develop after abnormally wet winters, such as the one the state has recently experienced.  Jennifer Head, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan, said researchers expect an explosion in cases as the soil dries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12238\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar2-1024x682.jpg\" data-lazy- title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/kasifiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/et-yiyen-mantar2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12238\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Source:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/interactive\/2023\/valley-fever-spread-climate-change-coccidioides-fungus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To join our WhatsApp group <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GcUb561wzz44AcjKoMQHY6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h5>Share<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Western United States has been facing a growing threat in recent years: the valley fever epidemic. 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