@raphjd Since this thread has reached the stage where pissy people misrepresent fellow commentors, perhaps time to lock it? I mean, if that's the usual practice (as one suggested to me in another thread - i don't really care tho).

@nix54 said in CDC Warns of Dangerous Fungal Infection Spreading Through US at ‘Alarming Rate’:

Strange post from one who does not ordinarily promote the views of the CDC

Strange only if you like to swallow things on faith, not checking them.

A bit's "source" will affect how hard you check it - but not the final answer ie. whether it is true.

Even Hitler was often right about time & weather, and even liars need credibility ie. to be mostly honest.

Candida auris is often multi-drug resistant and has had time to spread in recent years while attention was drawn to Covid. Yes, its fatality rate is highest on the immunocompromised or with other comorbidities. As for relevance in 2023:

https://fortune.com/well/2023/03/21/candida-auris-fungal-infection-what-to-know/ from which:

"Earlier this year, it was named on the WHO’s first-ever list of fungal “priority pathogens.” Candida auris was named as one of four “critical” threats—the highest risk category—on the list of 19 fungal diseases.

"...the fungus can be carried on people’s skin without them knowing it, allowing it to spread to others."

A medical issue to keep an eye on, imho.

Problem with candida auris is that it resists everyday bleach & alcohol disinfection, as well as the usual drugs. It may have evolved from their use.

Also, like most fungi, it colonizes healthy people's skin without causing a symptomatic infection, making it easy to spread to the immune-compromised by skin contact.

Youtube Video

Though who could disagree that "there is some fungus amongst us".

A while back I had jock friend name Gus (short for Agostino) who was a lot of fun, so one time I called him FunGus. He looked at me with a wry frown, and said, "would you like me to kick you with my athlete's foot?"

Actually, that is not a new fungus, it's one that has existed for a long time that typically shows up in people whose bodies are shutting down and have compromised immune systems - which is why it is usually found in hospitals.