(Shawn Lockhart / Associated Press)
A potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly across the United States, with California seeing the second-most cases of any state in the last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC announced Monday that the fungus - called Candida auris or C. auris - has been spreading faster and faster since it was first detected in 2016, and the COVID-19 pandemic likely has played a role.
A potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly across the United States, with California seeing the second-most cases of any state in the last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC announced Monday that the fungus - called Candida auris or C. auris - has been spreading faster and faster since it was first detected in 2016, and the COVID-19 pandemic likely has played a role.
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