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    The WHO has released a list of "most dangerous fungi", and this food containing "deadly" bacteria should not be eaten

    • Last Update: 2022-11-14
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    People's risk of fungal infections is soaring
    .
    Recently, WHO published a "list of fungal pathogens"
    composed of 19 deadly fungi.
    The list divides these 19 dangerous fungal pathogens into three priorities to aid disease research and drug development
    .
    The four most dangerous fungi have been reported: Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Candida aurus
    .


    According to reports, if infected, the lethality rate of the first pathogen, Cryptococcus neoforma, is 41%-61%.

    Aspergillus fumigatus, which is resistant to azoles, has a lethality rate of 47-88%, and some studies have even reported a mortality rate of 100%.

    Invasive candidiasis is also high in mortality between 20% and 50%.

    Patients with C.
    auriculosis infection have a mortality rate of 29% to 53%.

    These infectious fungi are usually opportunistic pathogens
    .
    When healthy, humans can coexist with it, but when the immune system weakens, they can become infected
    .


    Hanan Balkshi, WHO Assistant Secretary-General for Antimicrobial Resistance, has called for increased awareness
    of fungal infections.
    "Fungal infections are increasing, [fungi] are becoming more resistant to therapeutic drugs, and this is becoming a global public health problem
    ," he said.

     

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