Dangerous drug-resistant fungal infections tripled in 2021, CDC says.
One of the most suspenseful scenes in the hit HBO series “The Last of Us” comes in its pilot episode, when a scientist predicts that the end of the world won’t come from a viral pandemic, but rather, a fungal one. Smash cut to several decades later — on the show, that is — and a dangerous fungi has mutated to turn most of the human race into monsters whose sole drive is to spread the infection even further.
“‘The rapid rise and geographic spread of cases is concerning and emphasizes the need for continued surveillance, expanded lab capacity, quicker diagnostic tests, and adherence to proven infection prevention and control.’” The CDC noted that the rise in cases may be partially attributed to enhanced efforts to detect cases, such as increased screenings, which would catch more infections. But poor general infection prevention and control practices in healthcare facilities, as well as the strain on healthcare and public health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic, also contributed to the spread, the CDC said.
“‘As fungi are exposed to more consistent elevated temperatures, there’s a real possibility that certain fungi that were previously harmless suddenly become potential pathogens.’” What’s more, a Duke University study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in January grew 800 generations of Cryptococcus deneoformans fungi , finding that higher temperatures may indeed push these fungi to evolve faster in order to survive hotter environments.
— Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director-General of Antimicrobial Resistance “Emerging from the shadows of the bacterial antimicrobial resistance pandemic, fungal infections are growing, and are ever more resistant to treatments, becoming a public health concern worldwide” said Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director-General of Antimicrobial Resistance, in a statement.
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