Post by slowcomingwarbird on Apr 9, 2019 7:47:25 GMT
A dangerous fungus from the other side of the world called Candida Auris has taken root in Chicago as
well as other parts of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/candida-auris-hospitals.html
www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-auris/candida-auris-qanda.html
There is no known cure for Candida Auris that can result in lung infections and compromised immune systems.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-candida-fungus-outbreak-illinois-20190408-story.html
well as other parts of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/candida-auris-hospitals.html
C. auris is a drug-resistant fungus that has emerged mysteriously around the world, and it is understood to be a clear and present danger. But Connecticut state officials wouldn’t tell us the name of the hospital where they had had a C. auris patient, let alone connect us with her family. Neither would officials in Texas, where the woman was transferred and died.
www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-auris/candida-auris-qanda.html
There is no known cure for Candida Auris that can result in lung infections and compromised immune systems.
www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-candida-fungus-outbreak-illinois-20190408-story.html
In cases where Candida auris invades the blood, heart or brain, more than 1 in 3 patients die. State officials on Monday did not have statistics available on deaths in Illinois.
The disease is difficult to identify and treat, but the Illinois Department of Public Health reports that it is becoming more common, particularly in health care settings. The vast majority of cases occur in skilled nursing facilities that care for ventilated patients, or in long-term acute care hospitals.
The disease was first found in Japan in 2009 and is now in more than 20 countries. It reached Illinois by 2016.
The disease is difficult to identify and treat, but the Illinois Department of Public Health reports that it is becoming more common, particularly in health care settings. The vast majority of cases occur in skilled nursing facilities that care for ventilated patients, or in long-term acute care hospitals.
The disease was first found in Japan in 2009 and is now in more than 20 countries. It reached Illinois by 2016.