Fungus
A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading fast in US health care facilities, according to a new study. Clinical cases of Candida auris, or C. auris, nearly doubled in 2021. There was also a tripling of the number of cases resistant to echinocandins, the first-line treatment for Candida auris infections, according to data from the CDC. The study found that clinical cases increased each year, skyrocketing from 53 in 2016 to 1,471 in 2021. Candida auris cases were initially confined to the New York City and Chicago areas, but they've now spread to over half of US states. Last year, the World Health Organization released a list of "fungal priority pathogens" that included Candida auris.
C. auris's trek across the United States can me watched on the CDC website: https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-auris/tracking-c-auris.htmla
Yesterday, I mentioned the next global pandemic, however, we need to pay attention to this current and present pandemic.
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