The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people with weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe. Over the past five years, it has hit a neonatal unit in Venezuela, swept through a hospital in Spain, forced a prestigious British medical center to shut down its intensive care unit, and taken root in India, Pakistan and South Africa.
from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/a-mystery-fungal-infection-immune-to-drugs-is-secretly-sweeping-the-globe/articleshow/68771166.cms
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