A FUNGUS IS COMING TO KILL US

American College of Physicians warns of 'urgent threat' posed by highly contagious FUNGUS that has a kill rate of 60% and is growing across the US — sparking Last Of Us fears

 

Daily Mail 

March 20, 2023

 

 

An influential US medical panel is warning about the dangers of a rapidly spreading deadly fungus — just a week after the hit zombie show The Last of Us wrapped up. 

The American College of Physicians (ACAP) said the rise and spread of antibiotic-resistant cases of Candida auris, also known as C auris, is 'particularly concerning'. 

 

 

Candida auris causes candidiasis, an infection of the bloodstream, the central nervous system and internal organs.  

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) already described the fungus, which kills up to 60 percent of people it infects, as an 'urgent threat' in 2019. 

A person is infected after coming into direct contact with a contaminated object. It spreads from person to person by direct contact between them. 

Strict handwashing, especially in hospital environments, can prevent its spread.