New Virus Found; Link To Ticks Suspected

New virus Has Been Discovered in Missouri, ticks are the suspected transmitter. Like many viruses, it starts with fever, fatigue, diarrhea and loss of appetite.   For two farmers in northwestern Missouri, the severe illness that followed a tick bite led epidemiologists on a journey to a new viral discovery. “It’s brand new to the […]

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Valley Fever

LORI CROWN THOUGHT she was doing the right thing last year when she moved to a dryer climate in Bakersfield, California, after being plagued by asthma attacks during her six years in Hawaii. A few months later, Crown, 35, was suffering from severe headaches, a prolonged fever of 102 degreesF, swollen feet and painful bumps on her hands and legs.

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