warned study New, issued by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States (CDC), from the rapid and large spread of potentially deadly fungi.
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of Internal Medicine, issued by the American College of Physicians, stated that these fungi, which are very microorganisms, may cause severe diseases for people with weakened immune systems.
She said this parasitic, yeast-like fungus is called Candida auris, which is known as the white spotting fungus.
“The number of people diagnosed with the infection, as well as the number of people found to be carrying Candida auris during their screening, has risen at an alarming rate since it was first reported in the United States,” she said.
The new warning comes at a time when the state of Mississippi is suffering from the spread of harmful mushrooms, as the spokeswoman for the state health department, Timmy Yates, said that since last November, at least 12 people have been infected with “Candida auris”, as well as 4 Fatalities potentially related to this infection.
“Unfortunately, drug-resistant organisms, such as Candida auris, are becoming more prevalent among our most vulnerable individuals, such as residents of long-term care facilities,” Yates said.NBC News“.
The CDC said these fungi can be found on the skin and throughout the body.
She added that this fungus does not threaten healthy people, but about a third of the number of people infected with “Candida auris” die.
The new CDC study found that Candida auris has been detected in more than half of US states.
NBC News quoted the lead author of the study, Megan Lehman, chief medical officer of the CDC’s Mycotic Diseases Branch, as saying that the increase in the incidence of this disease in recent years is “worrying.”
