AdvertisementCases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American SouthwestMay 13, 2013Rebecca PlevinfacebookEmailEmily Gorospe, 8, loves to dance and usually can't sit still, so her parents started to worry when she became very tired two years ago. Emily was eventually diagnosed with valley fever, a fungal disease that 150,000 people contract each year. (Daniel Casarez/Vida en el Valle/Reporting on Health Collaborative)