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Cases have surged, and the deadly fungus has been detected in more than half of the U.S. states

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in its latest Annals of Internal Medicine:

The spread of a fungus called Candida auris is accelerating in the United States, with 17 states detecting its first case between 2019 and 2021, and the fungus has now been detected in more than half of the states.

Cases have surged, and the deadly fungus has been detected in more than half of the U.S. states

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So what is Candida auris? What is the current actual situation?

What is Candida auris

Candida auris is an emerging fungus that has seen a lot in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, but the United States claims that the fungus was first detected in Asia in 2009.

The average person may not have symptoms after being infected with Candida auris, but people with weakened immune systems, diabetes, taking large amounts of antibiotics or using breathing tubes, feeding tubes, and catheters are more likely to develop bloodstream infections, wound infections, and ear infections.

Cases have surged, and the deadly fungus has been detected in more than half of the U.S. states

Structure diagram of Candida auris

Why is Candida auris difficult to treat?

Candida auris is resistant to drugs commonly used to treat fungal infections. Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the resistance of Candida auris to treatment drugs has increased year by year, and the number of cases has doubled.

Moreover, because Candida auris infection often occurs in hospitalized patients with other diseases, and it is difficult to detect itself, if you do not pay attention, it is easy to be misdiagnosed as other diseases, and then miss the time for treatment.

Infection in the United States

The first indigenous cases of Candida auris were reported in the United States in 2013, initially limited to New York and Chicago, and now found in more than half of the US states.

Between 2018 and 2019, cases increased by 44%; Between 2020 and 2021, cases increased by 95%; In 2020, the number of cases increased from 756 to 1,471 in 2021.

In 2022, there were said to have been 2,377 cases of Candida auris infection in the United States.

The CDC attributed the rapid spread of this Candida auris to a decline in infection control during the pandemic due to pressure on the health care system, shortages of staff and equipment, a surge in burdened patients, and overuse of antimicrobials.

In addition, some researchers believe that the increase in similar diseases may be related to global climate change, and that some other diseases may also occur as global warming increases.

Cases have surged, and the deadly fungus has been detected in more than half of the U.S. states

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End

More than 2,000 cases of Candida auris in the United States have been reported, and the actual number may be much higher due to the fact that the general population is largely asymptomatic and testing is not widely available.

Just after the new crown, the A stream came again. At present, the A flu has not disappeared, and fungi have risen in the United States, and the mainland must pay more attention to the prevention of foreign infectious diseases.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set the tone from Asia for the source of Candida auris, I am afraid that the coming is not good, if the United States gives up treatment, feel that things cannot be done, foreign public opinion...

Don't dare to think.

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