Valley fever or desse rheumatism is caused by: (A) Coccidioides, (B) Cladosporium, (C) Phialophora, (D) Histoplasma
Answer is A. Coccidioides causes primary pulmonary disease which can be mild influenza-like fever ( valley fever) to severe pneumonia. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition