Jasmine worked at a prison in Central California. She became sick with flu like symptoms when she was 8 months pregnant. Read her work history here. She was hospitalized with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and severe muscle pain and diagnosed with pneumonia. After a blood test, Jasmine’s doctors diagnosed her with Valley Fever or Coccidioidomycosis. Although Jasmine’s pregnancy puts her at high risk for disseminated infection (or spread outside of the lungs), she was relieved to learn that Valley Fever is not passed from an infected mother to her baby. However, she needs to follow the instructions given by the
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