Georgia: The US government health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has warned that Candida aureus (a type of fungus) is becoming a public health threat.
According to international media reports, the number of drug resistance cases of this fungus has increased in 2021 as this fungus is resistant to several antifungal drugs.
The CDC said it had never been seen as a threat to healthy people before, but it is now becoming increasingly deadly. Because of its drug resistance, it is causing serious illness and death in people who are already ill, use implantable medical devices, or have long or frequent hospital stays. They keep entering.
According to the CDC, about 30 to 60 percent of people infected with Candida aureus die. This fungus is causing fatal colon and rectal cancer in people under 50 years of age.
CDC epidemiologist Dr. Meghan Lemmon said the rapid increase and geographic spread of cases is alarming, calling for continued surveillance, increased laboratory capacity, early diagnostic tests and effective infection prevention and control practices. need to.
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