A US government study reported that “a drug-resistant, potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through health facilities across the country.”
Candida auris sounds the alarm
- Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDC”They said that a fungus called Candida auris, which grows in the form of yeast colonies, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems..
- The number of people diagnosed in America, as well as the number of people carrying Candida auris, has risen at an alarming rate since the fungus was first reported in the United States in 2016..
- The fungus was identified in 2009 in Asia, but scientists say it first appeared around the world about a decade ago..
What do scientists say?
Chief Medical Officer of the Fungal Disease Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Megan LymanShe said:
- “The increase in injuries, especially in recent years, is really worrying.”
- “We have seen increases not only in areas of ongoing transmission, but also in new areas.”
- “We are also concerned about an increase in the number of samples of fungi resistant to common treatments,” according to “Sky News”.
For his part, the epidemiologist and director of infection prevention and control at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City said, Waleed Javed:
- “The fungus is worrying, but we don’t want people who’ve seen a movie to believe it The Last Of Us We are all going to die“.
- “This is an infection that occurs in severely ill individuals who often have other health problems.”
Fears in the United States.. How widespread is the fungus?
- Fungi, which can be found on the skin and throughout the body, do not pose a threat to healthy people.
- But about a third of people who get Candida auris die.
- Mushrooms have been discovered in more than half of the US states.
- The number of infections in the United States increased by 95 percent between 2020 and 2021.
- The new research comes as Mississippi grapples with a growing outbreak of the fungus.
