Most people think of a fungal infection as a yeast infection or athlete’s foot—they’re itchy and annoying but harmless and relatively easy to treat. However, there are various species of fungi lurking around the world, preying on people with weakened immune systems. Once these fungi enter the human body, they can resist standard antifungal drugs and often…
Fungal Infections Kill Millions, Yet Few Effective Treatments Are Available
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April 4, 2023
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Commentary Candida Auris is a fungus that, unlike most fungi, can survive in a human body. It is capable of spreading within the body, resulting in an agonizing death. For unknown reasons the fungus is spreading at a rather alarming rate. So far, cases have been confined to long term care facilities and hospitals. However,…
Candida: A Fungus We All Carry That Can Lead to Most Common Fungal Infections, Tips to Fight It
April 4, 2023
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Candida albicans is a type of fungus that causes some of the most common fungal diseases. The drug-resistant strain has received a lot of attention, but the majority of cases are caused by the yeast’s more easily treated forms. Let’s look at what’s known about this disease, what it can do to us, and what can…
As Antibiotic-Resistance Threat Grows, Treatment Is Becoming ‘More Complicated’: Expert
March 15, 2023
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Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly significant public health issue in the United States. The problem is rapidly growing and is predicted to kill 10 million people every year by 2050 (pdf). Some pathogens have already become “superbugs” that are resistant to many types of antibiotics. “Diseases that have been treatable may become incurable as time goes on,” warned…
Oregon Hospital System Reports Outbreak of Rare Fungal Superbug
A hospital in Salem, Oregon, reported an outbreak of a rare fungal infection that has hospitalized at least three people in the state. The Oregon Health Authority confirmed three cases of Candida auris at Salem Hospital in Salem, the state’s capital city. The first was detected on Dec. 11, while the second was found on Dec. 23…
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spread in Two Cities, Health Officials Say
NEW YORK—U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. The “superbug” outbreaks were reported in a Washington, D.C, nursing home and at two Dallas-area hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. A handful of the patients had invasive fungal infections…
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