Florida Among Top 6 States With Alarming Spread of Deadly Fungal Infection. Here's What You Need to Know
A drug-resistant and possibly deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly across U.S. health care facilities, and Florida is among the top states with the most alarming number of cases, a new government study finds.
The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems.
The number of people diagnosed with infections and those who were found through screening to be carrying C. auris has been rising at an alarming rate since it was first reported in the U.S., researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.
But according to the CDC, Florida currently has the third highest number of C. auris in...
