For weeks, the Atlanta-based CDC has warned that Georgia is one of the states where a deadly fungus has been spreading “at an alarming rate” in health care facilities.
CDC officials note in general, Candida auris is not a threat to healthy people. But it is resistant to multiple anti-fungal drugs and is infecting the sickest and most vulnerable.
People who are more medically fragile — especially those with long or frequent stays in healthcare facilities — are more likely to become infected. The fungus spreads through contact with contaminated environmental surfaces or equipment, or from person to person.
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