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Valley fever cases are spiking in Arizona this year. Here's what to know.

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Valley fever cases in Arizona have jumped 45% from what they were this time last year .

Most cases are mild, but a fraction of patients develop severe disease and die.

The infection is rarely fatal and typically goes away without treatment.

Symptoms of Valley fever show up about one to three weeks after a person inhales the spores.

Researchers hope federal government will approve the shot by next year .

The University of Arizona research team received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to use the dog vaccine to help engineer a human version.

Cats and zoo animals can also catch Valley fever, according to the center Galgiani directs.

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