Valley fever continues to be a concern because dust storms, which can carry infectious spores, heighten exposure risks.
Because the period of time between when a person is infected with Valley fever and the time when the person shows symptoms fluctuates between one to four weeks, people exposed to the infection from the July 5 dust storm might just be noticing symptoms.
On average, the symptoms of Valley fever remain for six months and are marked by pronounced fatigue, flu-like symptoms and coughs
Dust storms moving through Pinal and Maricopa counties Monday evening towered nearly 4,000 feet high, caused airplane flight delays, could have been a factor in a collision on Interstate 8 and left 2,300 people without electricity.
Officials said the three dust storms blew through almost every part of the Valley, leaving a fine coat of dust over much of the area.
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