- California health authorities are warning residents about about the potential increased risked of contracting a spreading respiratory illness know as valley fever.
- The illness is caused by fungus that grows in soil across many parts of the state.
- Most cases typically occur in California’s Central Valley, but rates of the disease have increasing in along the Central Coast and in Southern California, according to California Department of Public Health data.
- Roll up car windows if you’re traveling through a dusty area, warns Los Angeles County.
