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Just One Breath
6:21 am
Sat December 22, 2012

Suffering, Misdiagnosis and Pain: Community Members Share Their Valley Fever Stories

Kathleen W. Zuckerman of Bakersfield is one of many valley fever patients who were misdiagnosed with another disease.

The Reporting on Health Collaborative asked readers to share their experiences with valley fever. Here are their stories, in their own words, as told to the Collaborative's Community Engagement Editor, Kellie Schmitt. 

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Just One Breath
6:11 am
Sat December 22, 2012

Five Ways to Move the Fight Against Valley Fever Forward

Valley fever is a humbling disease.

It can rob sufferers of their health, their life plans and their financial well-being.

Uncertainty adds to the trauma. There is no cure around the corner, no vaccine in the works and no well-organized patient group lobbying effectively for more policy attention.

The result: those who become ill often suffer in silence and feel alone.

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