Alongside its report of priority fungal pathogens, the World Health Organization said invasive fungal infections had "increased significantly" among patients.
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If it rains and you are outside you get wet. The WHO is a mess...
If you sit in the bed, not getting a bath, not being in sunlight and fresh air... it makes for a great environment for funk.
On top of that, when the hospital administers
antibiotics, it kills all the good as well as the bad. Once the system is out of balance, the bad takeover.
No surprise that after we locked ourselves in the home with no fresh air or sunlight things like yeast and fungus took over... no surprise that the hospital bound had more infection..
Of the 19 invasive fungal diseases,
four were categorized as "critical priority," including Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Candida auris.
1.) C. neoformans: Infections with this fungus are rare in people with fully functioning immune systems, hence C. neoformans is often referred to as an opportunistic pathogen. It usually infects the lungs or the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), but it can also affect other parts of the body. The symptoms of the infection depend on the parts of the body that are affected.
In the lungs Cough is a common symptom of Cryptococcus infection in the lungs.
A C. neoformans infection in the lungs can cause a pneumonia-like illness. The symptoms are often similar to those of many other illnesses, and can include:
Cough
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Fever
2.) You’re at most at risk for becoming ill from
A. fumigatus if you:
- have a weakened immune system, which can include if you’re taking immunosuppressive drugs, have certain blood cancers, or are in the later stages of AIDS
- have a lung condition, such as asthma or cystic fibrosis
- have a low white blood cell count, which can occur if you’re undergoing chemotherapy, if you have leukemia, or if you’ve had an organ transplant
- have been on long-term corticosteroid therapy
- are recovering from a recent influenza infection
3.) What types of Candida albicans infections (candidiasis) exist?
There are three types of infections caused by Candida albicans:
- Thrush: An overgrowth of yeast forms inside of your mouth and throat that appear as white, raised bumps.
- Vaginal yeast infection: Yeast multiplies inside of your vagina and causes infection. Other names for a vaginal yeast infection are “vaginal candidiasis” or “candidal vaginitis.”
4.) Those who have weakened immune systems, either due to an underlying condition or medical treatments, are also more likely to contract
C. auris. People undergoing the following procedures or treatments may also be at higher risk. Risks include:
- using a lot of antibiotics
- breathing tubes
- catheters in the bladder or a vein
- feeding tubes
Additionally, the authors of a
2017 review noted that the majority of people who have invasive
C. auris received broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents before contracting the infection.
This does not mean that antimicrobial agents cause the infection, but that they may wipe out other competing microbes in the body and allow
C. auris to take hold.
Otherwise healthy people do not usually get
C. auris infections.