Guest guest Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 > This is taken directly from the CDC website. I guess these archeologists > must have been eating the dirt they were working with, when they got sick with > the mold illnesses at Swelter Shelter. Because according to the CDC now, > people can't get sick from inhaling mold spores. I guess farmer's lung and > valley fever must be caused from those farmers and filed workers eating that > moldy hay. I knew a paleontologist that worked there with a buddy, excavating a dinosaur (it was a long necked variety, and had a craw full of smallish, polished stones- a controversial link to the bird family). They both were hospitalized with Valley fever, nearly died, but didn't. They don't like working out there anymore- Utah has the rep for Valley Fever Disease. Now they dig in Wyoming. They were not locals. Local people are said to get it as children, and most get over it, some end up with asthma. It is better to catch it as a child, as it is more likely to kill you if you get it as an adult. At least the docs knew what it was, and were able to save their lives. They told me that the fungus is endemic to the geology- that is, it is in the rocks themselves, and will erode out nearly forever. Also that it is all over the western US- it underlies much of the bedrock all over the western half of the states. It sounds like it has something to live on in other places, too- but is not as well known. A guy from my highschool moved to Phoenix, and ended up with asthma from it. A college girlfriend died from it in her senior year- southern california. And everybody knows, it is inhaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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