An estimated 7,199 people in the U.S. died from fungal infections in 2021, according to the CDC, compared with just 450 such deaths reported by the CDC in 1969.

No, we’re not heading towards an apocalypse similar to The Last of Us. However, there is great cause for concern as a deadly super-fungus is spreading in the United States at an “alarming rate.” ...

The CDC is sounding off on what it calls an urgent public health threat of the spread of a highly drug-resistant fungus, with scientists saying it could be dangerous for people who are medically ...

The CDC findings were reported March 20, the same day that study in Annals of Internal Medicine said cases of the dangerous fungus had tripled in the U.S. over the last three years, and that 27 ...

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The CDC warns a fungus that poses “an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” has been detected in more than half of U.S. states. Fungal researcher Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum explains the dangers ...

Geoffrey Heard is a member of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network at the University of Queensland, which is funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

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Experts are seeing more serious tick-borne illnesses -- some of them fatal if not treated right away. Climate change is being blamed for extending tick breeding and biting season. Lyme disease ...

A triple punch of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the seasonal flu is headed our way, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and it could overwhelm ...