Deadly fungus shows up in Washington state

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"The CDC said, "30–60% of people with C. auris infections have died."



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Whelp, we all know what to do.

The CDC said, "30–60% of people with C. auris infections have died."
However, most of those patients also had other serious illnesses. The fungus does not usually impact healthy people.

That would be an important disclaimer.

It's in the yeast family and mostly sickens patients already chronically ill, in healthcare settings, and patients who have tubes in their bodies – like for oxygen or catheters.

Understanding risks and key vulnerabilities is important.

[flybynight]

Whelp, we all know what to do.

The CDC said, "30–60% of people with C. auris infections have died."
However, most of those patients also had other serious illnesses. The fungus does not usually impact healthy people.

That would be an important disclaimer.

It's in the yeast family and mostly sickens patients already chronically ill, in healthcare settings, and patients who have tubes in their bodies – like for oxygen or catheters.

Understanding risks and key vulnerabilities is important.

""Out of an abundance of caution, we immediately relocated the patient currently in the room that was previously occupied by the infected patient. The care and safety of our patients and staff remains the top priority for us," said Kelly Campbell, Division Vice President of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
Now Tacoma-Pierce County Health said it's working with the hospital to get other potentially exposed patients tested. The hospital also said it's doing special fungal disinfecting.
But the TPCHD said Washington State's first brush with the fungus C. auris could just be the beginning.
"Are you expecting as more testing is done at Saint Joe's, that there will be more cases?" we asked. "I think it's highly likely that we will see more cases," Turner said."