Recently, it was observed that a deadly drug-resistant fungus is spreading across the US.
● Candida Auris is a type of fungus that grows like yeast.
● One of the few species of the Candida genus that causes candidiasis in humans.
● It was first reported in Japan in 2009.
● It is often multidrug-resistant, meaning that it is resistant to multiple antifungal drugs commonly used to treat Candida infections.
● Usually spread by contact with contaminated surfaces or by person-to-person transmission.
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