A deadly fungal infection has been spreading at an “alarming rate” across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that candida auris, a drug-resistant ...

In something seemingly out of an episode of The Last of Us, a dangerous fungal infection has been creeping its tendrils across the country. There was a 44 percent increase in cases seen between 2018 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Candida auris is a fungal yeast that can infect humans. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images For the most part, ...

Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was also a ...

You might have heard or read about the 'superbug' Candida auris (C. auris), but is it as scary as the news makes it seem? Read on to learn what is it, who is at risk for getting it and what you can do ...

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection that is resistant to drugs, has spread through U.S. health care facilities at "an alarming rate" in recent years, a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

A microscopic view of spores of the Candida auris fungus. Credit: BSIP / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images It's not a fungus apocalypse. But it's a serious, growing problem.

It won’t take over your brain like the fungus in the HBO series The Last of Us. However, cases of a highly contagious and sometimes fatal fungal infection have risen in recent years. Researchers from ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The CDC is monitoring the rise of fungal infection Candida Auris, which can be potentially deadly. It’s been detected in more than half of the U.S. states, including Wisconsin ...

Three cases of Candida auris, an often misidentified, serious fungal infection that is typically resistant to anti-fungal medicines, was detected in patients at Salem Hospital in December, the Oregon ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) – In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris that is causing infections ...