Deadly fungus can cause serious infections in humans causes deaths in Arizona

TUCSON (KVOA) — According to preliminary data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, there have been 18 deaths in Maricopa County and one ...

March 25, 2023
5:32 AM

TUCSON (KVOA) — According to preliminary data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, there have been 18 deaths in Maricopa County and one in Cochise County. Pima county has had two cases in the last two years of the infection, one in 2022 and one this year. How does someone become infected with Candida Auris Fungus? Dr. Mariana C. Singletary says there are a couple of ways you can get the Candida Auris Fungus infection. 'One is a clinical case, and it is mainly environmental and it can be passed from person to person.

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