More than 1 in 3 people with invasive infections, meaning ones that affect the blood, heart or brain, die, according to the ...
The CDC findings were reported March 20, the same day that study in Annals of Internal Medicine said cases of the dangerous fungus had tripled in the U.S. over the last three years, and that 27 ...
Candida auris is nothing new: The CDC first recorded an infection in the U.S. in 2013. But now, the agency lists the fungus as an ... the CDC reported that cases tripled nationally over the ...
The CDC is monitoring more than 200 U.S. patients who may be at risk for fungal meningitis likely tied to surgical procedures they underwent at clinics in a Mexico border city, according to a May ...
Authorities in the U.S. and Mexico have asked the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern over a deadly fungal ... The CDC is currently monitoring ...
In this file photo released by the CDC, meningitis is shown. Fungal meningitis specifically occurs after someone contracts a fungal infection that spreads to the brain or spinal cord, according to ...
The CDC said in an advisory posted Wednesday to its Health Alert Network that it’s unclear what organism is behind the outbreak, but a fungus is suspected because of biomarkers in at least one ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that more than 200 U.S. patients may be at risk for fungal meningitis after undergoing surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexican ...
All tick-borne diseases, including Powassan virus, are on the rise, according to the CDC. AP Lyme disease, by comparison, affects about 476,000 Americans each year, the CDC estimates. Other tick ...
Recently, some US residents returning from Matamoros, Mexico, were diagnosed with suspected fungal meningitis infections that have led to severe illness and death. Travelers with these infections had ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that more than 200 U.S. patients may be at risk for fungal meningitis after undergoing surgical procedures at clinics in a Mexican ...
