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Reds' Arroyo tested for valley fever

Published Mar. 25, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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Ailing Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo has been tested for a fungal infection in his lungs.

The right-hander has been sick for more than 10 days with flulike symptoms. He said on Friday that he got blood tests and chest X-rays to see if he has valley fever, a fungal infection found in desert regions of the Southwest. The fungus is released from the soil and inhaled.

The disease is treated with rest and drugs.

''I'll be good to go for the season, whether the tests are positive or negative,'' Arroyo said. ''If they're positive, I can get the right medication to knock it out.''

Arroyo was scratched from a start on March 21 because manager Dusty Baker was concerned about his health. Baker also pushed him back from second to third in the rotation for the regular season, giving him a little extra time to recuperate.

Arroyo threw during a minor league game Thursday and felt better. He's going to push himself as hard as he can in his last spring training start and see what happens.

''My last start here on the 29th will be like the first game of the season,'' Arroyo said. ''I'll go 100 percent.''

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