“Valley Fever” is a common term for Coccidioidomycosis, which is an uncommon but extremely severe and potentially fatal disease caused by the fungus, Coccidioides immitis. This disease is rare in cats and uncommon in dogs, although dogs are more frequently affected than cats. People also are susceptible to this fungal infection.Coccidioides immitis thrives in hot, arid areas of the deep southwestern United States, Mexico and parts of Central and South America. Few felines exposed to
Coccidioidomycosis is a disease which can develop in cats if they are exposed to the fungus Coccidioides immitis. The disease is much more prevalent in dogs, but in some rare cases cats have become ill from this fungus. Most cases of coccidioidomycosis occur in the southwestern USA and Mexico. Cats are fortunately highly resistant to coccidioidomycosis infection, and their reactions to the fungus are not nearly as severe as coccidioidomycosis cases in dogs.In cats, the
Coccidioidomycosis, often referred to as “Valley Fever,” is an uncommon but extremely severe disease in cats, dogs and people that develops after inhalation (or less commonly, ingestion) of infectious microorganisms released by spores of the fungus, Coccidioides immitis. This fungus naturally occurs in soil and thrives in the hot, dry areas of the southwestern United States, Mexico and parts of Central and South America. Cats are particularly resistant to developing clinical disease as a result