A warning has been issued over the rise of an antibiotic-resistant deadly fungus which has been branded 'concerning'. The American College of Physicians (ACAP) issued the warning over a rapid rise in cases over the recent months.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had already described as an 'urgent threat' in 2019 but statistics show that numbers have increased over the last four years, the Mirror reports.
New research from the CDC has revealed case numbers more than tripled across the United States between 2020 and 2021, with antibiotic-resistant strains becoming more frequent. The fungus is thought to have a death-rate of 60 per cent of the people it infects.
