By YESENIA AMARO Reporting on Health Collaborative
Dogs, not people, may hold the key to improved treatments, even a possible cure, for valley fever.
One way researchers have lured private money is by proposing research projects involving pets, the theory being that companies and donors would see more of a market potential in dogs and cats suffering and dying from the disease.
Dogs and humans get hit with valley fever in a very similar way. They inhale spores from a fungus common in the soil in the Southwest. The spores take root in the lungs and can spread to other organs and parts of the body.
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