ATLANTA — Public health officials have a lot on their plate now: Outbreaks of measles and flu, soaring deaths from opioid overdoses, funding cuts. But for Dr. Anne Schuchat, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the scariest threats is a deadly fungus.
The lethal fungus, known as Candida auris, has has been identified in at least 61 people in the United States in recent years, mostly in New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. It is not clear how many of the patients have died, but the fungus is considered highly dangerous. And Schuchat fears it could spread.
I contracted C-diff when I had my knee replaced, four years ago. I was deathly ill for several months. I am sixty nine years old and need the other knee replaced, but I’m very afraid of getting C-diff again. Is there anything I can do to protect myself from C-diff? Thank you, Mary Lou
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