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HIGH ALERT Deadly drug-resistant superbug spreading ‘fast’ in US with 2k cases in single state as CDC calls disease ‘urgent threat’

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A DEADLY drug-resistant superbug is spreading fast in the US with a whopping 2,000 cases in a single state, experts say.

The situation is so dire that the Centers for Disease Control has declared Candida auris, otherwise known as C. auris, as an urgent threat.

A sixth type of Candida auris has been identified

Health officials are sounding the alarm about deadly superbug Candida auris, otherwise known as C. aurisCredit: Getty

Candida auris fungus cultured in a petri dish.

A strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory in 2016Credit: AP

It is a highly-transmissible fungal infection that can cause serious illness and death, particularly among vulnerable hospital patients.

In some cases, it won’t cause any symptoms, but some people experience a fever or chills, low blood pressure, and a rash, according to Public Health England.

It can also lead to bloodstream, wound, and ear infections.

There were 10,788 confirmed cases of C. auris in the United States from 2016 to 2023, according to the CDC…

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