An urgent warning has been issued by the American College of Physicians (ACAP) regarding an antibiotic resistant deadly fungus which has been described as "particularly concerning". Cases of Candida auris, known as C auris have rapidly increased in recent months, sparking fears of another killer disease.
In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described the fungus as an "urgent threat" but statistics show that numbers have rapidly grown over the last four years. New figures from the CDC revealed case numbers have more than tripled across the United States between 2020 and 2021 with antibiotic-resistant strains becoming more frequent.
The fatal fungus is thought to have a death-rate of 60 per cent in the people it infects, the Mirror reports. A person becomes infected following direct contact with a contaminated object and can spread it to other humans through physical touch.
