Researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.
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A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.
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A review paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, focuses on how fungal diseases present in people with healthy immune systems and examines current diagnostics and treatments.
Feb 16, 2024
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The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a new study.
Jan 12, 2024
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A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of certain autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowel disease (IBS), type 1 diabetes, ...
Dec 6, 2023
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The microbiological world is comprised of many organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Though not generally regarded as pathogens by the greater public, fungi can cause an array of severe diseases, especially in ...
Nov 17, 2023
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A team of University of Minnesota Medical School researchers successfully tested a new antifungal therapy to treat fungal meningitis. The trial results were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Aug 22, 2023
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In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus had ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus has acquired resistance to agricultural fungicide and first-line clinical antifungal drugs.
Jul 24, 2023
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In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series "The Last of Us," humans are plunged towards extinction as a fungal infection of the brain zombie-fies most of the species. This may seem far-fetched but fungi ...
Jul 14, 2023
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The World Health Organization considers antimicrobial resistance to be one of the most serious threats for global health. Similar to the way bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, fungal infections throughout ...
Jun 29, 2023
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