Sucks to have sick kids. How the heck do you contract valley fever? Is it a tick thing?
Sucks to have sick kids. How the heck do you contract valley fever? Is it a tick thing?
It is a dust with spores that comes from old dirt being dug up. They call it valley fever because of where we live, lots of farming the real name is much longer...
Coccidioidomycosis
C. immitis is a dimorphic saprophytic fungus that grows as a mycelium in the soil and produces a spherule form in the host organism. It resides in the soil in certain parts of the southwestern United States, most notably in California and Arizona.[1] It is also commonly found in northern Mexico, and parts of Central and South America.[1] C. immitis is dormant during long dry spells, then develops as a mold with long filaments that break off into airborne spores when it rains. The spores, known as arthroconidia, are swept into the air by disruption of the soil, such as during construction, farming, or an earthquake.[5]
Coccidioidomycosis is a common cause of community acquired pneumonia in the endemic areas of the United States.[1] Infections usually occur due to inhalation of the arthroconidial spores after soil disruption.[1] The disease is not contagious.[1] In some cases the infection may recur or be permanent.
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
Mary, I don't know about California but here in AZ, dust gets kicked up and in our lungs. It's so dry here. The dust has spores much like you would see with asbestos. It closes off your lung passages to where you sufficate. We get "haboobs". I will not go outside nore will I let the dogs out when it happens. Please observe the picture below...
My daughter is so cute when she tries to be sneaky. Anytime she makes a mess on her shirt she acts like nothing happened and asks if she can take it off...like I'm not going to realize there's a big stain on it or something. Then again, she's one of those kids who love to walk around the house all day in only her undies so maybe she thinks that I'll think nothing of it when she wants to be nakie.
My friend has a kid like that. I sware to go we will be talking and then you see this streak run by and her kid is just butt naked running down the hall lmao awkward!
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
I wouldn't go out in that haboob either. It looks nasty. I bet it leaves everything dusty and gritty.
That rash looks nasty. Awful to think you can get that sick just by breathing the air.
Growing up, I would get weird bumps on my skin and my face would be really itchy and sometimes I would have rashes. We moved and it didn't happen as much, so the dr concluded that I was just allergic to something in the air in the town we used to live in. Turns out, I just didn't go outside as much after we moved and I'm just allergic to the sun.
Ours is mostly all the farms.
It was just a perfect storm for us. We had just moved to Fresno from Fortuna, CA and I was pregnant with my second son and Misty had very very RARE symptoms for valley fever, like 1% of people get these insane rashes. He lips swelled her hands her legs her torso. She never made it out to be as bad as it was. Even with double pneumonia and fluid around her heart she still went trick-or-treating and seem to be okay. I remember because that was the year she was a tellitubie and we all made fun of her for.. Well actually we still do lol
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
Shitttttttt.... A lot of times I come on here and I see the ones that are waiting for cause of death and I go on Facebook and Look for clues and post what I find here. So I started one this morning and I post two or three updates about it and then I read through the entire thread and the guys mama or aunt of whatever is actually in the thread I feel so bad......
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
Kat, this is why you read the thread before posting.
But really does it mater? I could read the whole post and post myself and 2 months later they can still Google there child and end up here. i am just waiting for her to come back and yell at me. She is in pain, I apologized but if she comes back and wants to call me out, I accept it.
Mommy to: Misty-Allison-Elliot-Sebastian-Quinn
And our newest rugrat MISS MARLEE!!!
about that comprehensive skills exam i thought i bombed. well, i did. i got 76% and 78% is failing. however, even the people who did well scored around 80/81% and i'll still pass the class and graduate on schedule. lowest score i've ever gotten in my life, but when i'm an RN no one will give a shit.
OMG!!! Sweet Jeebus that woman needs to get a handle on her ADHD or whatever in the hell her affliction is. Sooo sooo embarrassing.
"Theoretical physics can prove that an elephant can hang from a cliff with its tail tied to a daisy. But use your eyes, your common sense".... JIM GARRISON
thanks everyone.
i'm happy that i'll be able to sleep tonight. i want to do really well on my final tomorrow so i can bring my not-so-great grade up a little. :fingerscrossed: knowing i won't fail means sleep will come easier.
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