Washington state sees outbreak of deadly Candida auris infection; know symptoms and ways to prevent it
1 year, 1 month ago

Washington state sees outbreak of deadly Candida auris infection; know symptoms and ways to prevent it

Hindustan Times  

As Candida auris continues to spread in the United States, four persons in Washington state have tested positive for the deadly fungal infection. Washington State reports four cases of Candida auris In a statement, Public Health - Seattle & King County said this is the state's first known outbreak of the fungus. “The risk is mainly for patients that have long stays at hospitals and need medical interventions like breathing tubes, feeding tubes or urinary catheters.” Origin of Candida auris The first case of Candida auris was discovered in Japan in 2009. Although healthy individuals seldom contract the infection, severe Candida auris infections in the United States have a 30% to 60% fatality rate.

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EXCL: CDC's Fungi fighter reveals why the next pandemic could be a mutant fungus that causes skin boils and brain swelling
10 months, 3 weeks ago

EXCL: CDC's Fungi fighter reveals why the next pandemic could be a mutant fungus that causes skin boils and brain swelling

Daily Mail  

It was the gruesome fantasy show that put fungus on the map. In fact, according to CDC fungal expert Dr Ian Hennessee, the US could soon be grappling with a rise in new fungal infections that can block breathing, cause unsightly, agonizing boils to appear on the skin, or cause deadly brain swelling that ultimately results in death. Dr Hennessee …

Candida auris: Symptoms to prevention, all about the deadly fungal infection spreading in US
1 year, 1 month ago

Candida auris: Symptoms to prevention, all about the deadly fungal infection spreading in US

Hindustan Times  

The outbreak of a rare fungal infection Candida auris has sparked concerns in United States. "Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause serious infections, particularly in hospital settings. Symptoms of Candida auris infection can include fever, chills, and body aches. It can cause ear infections, wound infections, urinary tract infections and Infections in your blood that may …

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame
1 year, 7 months ago

Dangerous fungus is becoming more prevalent. Scientists believe climate change could be to blame

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Dr. Luis Ostrosky, a professor of infectious diseases at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, thinks Candida auris is “kind of our nightmare scenario.” “It’s a potentially multi-drug resistant pathogen with the ability to spread very efficiently …

Opinion: This rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change
1 year, 11 months ago

Opinion: This rapidly spreading deadly fungus is a warning about climate change

LA Times  

A strain of Candida auris cultured in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory. This intersects surprisingly with another piece of news: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sounding the alarm on a sometimes deadly pathogenic yeast that’s spreading rapidly in healthcare facilities. The 2022 count is almost 40 times what amounted over a three-year span starting in …

Drug resistant fungus Canadida auris: what is it and who is at risk?
1 year, 11 months ago

Drug resistant fungus Canadida auris: what is it and who is at risk?

India TV News  

An emerging fungus called Candida auris is spreading rapidly in the US, and has been identified as an "urgent antimicrobial resistance threat’. The country's health officials are alarmed by the tripling of cases in 2021 that were resistant to echinocandins, the most commonly recommended antifungal medication for treating this type of fungus. Individuals who have been hospitalized or living in …

The mystery origins of Candida auris
1 year, 11 months ago

The mystery origins of Candida auris

BBC  

The mystery origins of Candida auris Alamy Candida auris has been found in a wide variety of environments, from oceans to apples. A rapid conquest C. auris is a "budding yeast", a microscopic oval-shaped fungus around 2.5-5 micrometres long – roughly the width of a strand of spider silk. Alamy Candida auris is remarkably salt-tolerant, leading to speculation there might …

Dutch authorities preparing for outbreak of candida auris, a fungus that can be lethal
2 years ago

Dutch authorities preparing for outbreak of candida auris, a fungus that can be lethal

NL Times  

Dutch public health agency RIVM is preparing for a possible outbreak of the candida auris, a fungus classified by the agency's American counterparts at the CDC as presenting "a serious global health threat." Candida auris is a rare type of yeast that is difficult to treat, RIVM researcher Thijs Bosch recently explained in a published article about the fungus. There …

A Deadly Fungus Is Spreading At Alarming Rate In US, It’s Drug-Resistant
2 years ago

A Deadly Fungus Is Spreading At Alarming Rate In US, It’s Drug-Resistant

News 18  

There’s a new and dangerous fungus spreading rapidly through healthcare facilities in the United States. Published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the study found that the percentage of clinical cases grew each year, with a staggering 95 per cent increase in 2021 alone. What’s even more worrisome is that C. auris cases have been found to be resistant to first-line …

Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across California, CDC says
2 years ago

Potentially deadly fungus spreading rapidly across California, CDC says

LA Times  

A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory. A CDC paper published on Monday shows the dangerous fungus is spreading rapidly across the U.S. A potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly across the United States, with California seeing the second-most cases of any state in the last year, …

'Urgent threat' of highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing across the US
2 years ago

'Urgent threat' of highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing across the US

Daily Mail  

The number of cases resistant to the main antifungal drug are also increasing Cases of the fungus have more than tripled in from 1,310 to 2020 to 4,041 in 2021 US health chiefs are warning about the dangers of a rapidly spreading deadly fungus — just a week after the hit zombie show The Last of Us wrapped up. The …

Deadly drug-resistant superbug spreading in US
3 years, 7 months ago

Deadly drug-resistant superbug spreading in US

The Independent  

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US reports outbreak of 'untreatable' fungus Candida auris. All you need to know
3 years, 8 months ago

US reports outbreak of 'untreatable' fungus Candida auris. All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

US health officials on Thursday reported cases of untreatable fungus in two Dallas-area hospitals and a nursing home in Washington DC. Candida auris, a harmful form of yeast, is considered dangerous to hospital and nursing home patients with serious medical problems as it can cause bloodstream infection and even death. A cluster of 101 Candida auris cases detected at the …

Candida auris: Mysterious fungus that infected Covid-19 patients at US hospital
4 years, 2 months ago

Candida auris: Mysterious fungus that infected Covid-19 patients at US hospital

Hindustan Times  

A hospital in Florida reported nearly 40 cases of the mysterious, often deadly fungus Candida auris among patients who were being treated for the coronavirus disease in July last year, a US government study has said. Its ability to colonise patients asymptomatically and persist on surfaces has contributed to previous C auris outbreaks in health care settings, according to the …

How a Mysterious Killer Fungus Spread Rampantly at US Hospital Covid-19 Ward
4 years, 2 months ago

How a Mysterious Killer Fungus Spread Rampantly at US Hospital Covid-19 Ward

News 18  

Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday. After the hospital removed supplies from hallways, enhanced cleaning and disinfection practices, and improved practices around PPE use, no further C. auris was detected on subsequent surveys. “Outbreaks such …

Why the CDC warns antibiotic-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health threat
5 years, 4 months ago

Why the CDC warns antibiotic-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health threat

Salon  

In 2013 I took care of a gentleman who underwent surgery for what all his physicians, including me, thought was liver cancer. On Nov. 13, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on antibiotic resistance threats in the U.S., warning that drug-resistant fungi have become major public health problems. For the first time, this report includes …

Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet
5 years, 11 months ago

Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet

India TV News  

The presence of the new deadly fungus Candida auris has not been detected in clinical practice in India yet, a doctor said here. However, Tarun Sahni, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told IANS: "We have not seen the fungus yet in clinical practice in India." "When a new kind of infection emerges, existing drugs may not be strong …

Candida auris, the drug-resistant fungus, is spreading. Scientists warn of new superbugs to come
5 years, 11 months ago

Candida auris, the drug-resistant fungus, is spreading. Scientists warn of new superbugs to come

CNN  

CNN — It began in 2009, when doctors in Tokyo swabbed the ear of a 70-year-old woman and found an unknown strain of fungus that can infect humans and, in severe cases, cause a blood infection in high-risk patients. “Why did this Candida emerge?” A fungus that acts ‘like a bacteria’ To Chiller, the emergence of C. auris highlights the …

The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast
6 years, 8 months ago

The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast

Wired  

A pathogen that resists almost all of the drugs developed to treat or kill it is moving rapidly across the world, and public health experts are stymied how to stop it. It’s a yeast, a new variety of an organism so common that it’s used as one of the basic tools of lab science, transformed into an infection so disturbing …

Superbug C. auris identified in 122 people across 7 states, CDC says
7 years, 10 months ago

Superbug C. auris identified in 122 people across 7 states, CDC says

CNN  

Story highlights C. auris has spread through hospitals and nursing homes, especially those already sick The first US cases of the fungal infection occurred in 2013 but weren't identified at the time None of the infections reported in the US has been resistant to all medicines CNN — The number of cases of an emerging and often multidrug-resistant fungus in …

New Medical Worry: Deadly Fungal Infection That Resists Treatment
8 years, 2 months ago

New Medical Worry: Deadly Fungal Infection That Resists Treatment

NPR  

New Medical Worry: Deadly Fungal Infection That Resists Treatment Enlarge this image toggle caption CDC CDC You've probably heard of antibiotic resistance — germs that can resist the drugs designed to wipe them out. While other species of Candida can lead to the same kinds of infections, Candida auris is getting worldwide attention because, according to a study in the …

First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection
8 years, 4 months ago

First US cases of drug-resistant fungal infection

CNN  

Story highlights Candida auris is a sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally Seven cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 in four states CNN — Thirteen individuals have become ill from a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection previously unseen in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. A CDC report published …

Rise of Candida auris an infection that's sweeping the globe and is resistant to drugs
8 years, 8 months ago

Rise of Candida auris an infection that's sweeping the globe and is resistant to drugs

Daily Mail  

A new strain of a deadly and drug-resistant yeast infection is sweeping the globe, health officials have warned. There have been reports from healthcare facilities worldwide claiming a type of fungus called Candida auris is responsible for severe and fatal infections. Candida auris in the same family of bacteria that causes thrush, but while thrush infections occur in the genitals …

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