An operator of heavy equipment covers his face to protect himself from dust disturbed during a construction project in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Dust in t


An operator of heavy equipment covers his face to protect himself from dust disturbed during a construction project in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Dust in the Sonoran Desert can contain a fungus that can cause acute coccidioidomycosis or valley fever. The disease is on the rise in Arizona and in other parts of the southwest.


Size: 6016px × 4016px
Location: Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Norma Jean Gargasz / Alamy / Afripics
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