Valley Fever

Cowboy Joe · Post by **Cowboy Joe** » Fri May 22, 2009 8:44 am

What in the hell is this disease? Conor Jackson's got it. Apparently, a sub .200 BA is one of the symptoms.

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Fri May 22, 2009 5:43 pm

I saw it when I was in the Navy out in the deserts of California. It can be a very nasty thing to get. Its a fungus that travels through the air. It attacks the lungs and can travel throughout the body. It can last for a few weeks or years. Not alot of people get it. But its for real and has nothing to do with baseball or Roids.

It does have something to do with the desert.

Cowboy Joe · Post by **Cowboy Joe** » Sat May 23, 2009 3:06 am

Interesting. Never heard of it.

I'm sending out a memo to my team to let them know the only fevers they are allowed to contract will be of the spring or boogie varieties. Oh, and if Mr Spock is ever on my team, he can get the blood fever once every 10 years (hey, a man's got to mate).

rockitsauce · Post by **rockitsauce** » Sat May 23, 2009 6:07 am

Originally posted by Walla Walla:

I saw it when I was in the Navy out in the deserts of California. It can be a very nasty thing to get. Its a fungus that travels through the air. It attacks the lungs and can travel throughout the body. It can last for a few weeks or years. Not alot of people get it. But its for real and has nothing to do with baseball or Roids.

It does have something to do with the desert. JC, You are correct sir...to a degree. Valley Fever certainly "does have something to do w/ the desert". However to say that, "not alot of people get it"...well sure across the USA that might be the case, but if you live in the desert (like CoJack) it is like the common cold.

It is certainly (except in very rare cases) nothing life threatening. So CoJack owners worry not. He'll get that ave back up to his normal .300 in no time.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Sun May 24, 2009 11:19 pm

From mlb.com:

Valley Fever is actually Coccidioidomycosis, but got it's [SIC] more well-known name, according to azhealthinfo.org, because it was discovered in California's San Joaquin Valley. It occurs when a pair of spores, which typically reside in soil, are inhaled. It is not an uncommon ailment in Arizona, as it's the fourth most common disease reported to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said that a timetable for Jackson's return is "unknown" and the recovery time from the illness varies wildly depending on the severity of the infection.

According to the Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona, some people may not show any symptoms, while others may take months or years to recover.