A US government study warns that a drug-resistant, potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through health facilities across the country.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned of a fungus called “Candida auris” that grows in the form of yeast colonies, pointing to the possibility of causing severe disease in people with weakened immune systems.
It is noteworthy that the number of people diagnosed in America has increased 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.
It is noteworthy that the number of infections increased by 95 percent in the United States between 2020 and 2021, and the fungus is more prevalent in Mississippi.
