Fungi Q&A There are three types of fungi – Histoplasma, Coccidioides and Blastomyces – this serious cause of infectious pneumonia was thought to be confined
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Hispanic dialysis patients are more at risk for staph infections, the CDC says
A dialysis patient in Sacramento, Calif. New CDC data highlights racial disparities in the risk of bloodstream infections among dialysis patients. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
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CDC warns brand of eye drops may be linked to drug-resistant bacterial infections
One person has died and at least three others have permanent vision loss due to a bacterial infection possibly linked to a brand of over-the-counter
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4 key things to know about lung infections caused by fungi
Some fungi that can cause serious lung infections have retreated into many parts of the United States. A Science News Some extended range Histoplasma, Coccidioides
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Fungi that cause serious lung infections are now being found in the US
Three types of fungi that cause serious lung infections and were once thought to be limited to certain regions of the United States are now
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CDC tracks strep infections linked to ‘flesh-eating’ disease
In Georgia, the state Department of Public Health tracks iGAS infections and on Friday, a spokesperson said the agency was seeing an increase in cases.
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CDC Investigates Apparent Increase in Strep A Infections in Children | CNN
CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they are investigating an apparent increase in invasive group A strep infections, but the
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Fears of a possible recent rise in Strep A infections in the US amid UK outbreak
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What to know about Strep A infections in children in the UK
Health officials in Britain have said several children have recently died after being diagnosed with invasive group A strep, sounding the alarm for schools and
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A soil fungus that causes lung infections is spreading across the United States
The histoplasma fungus, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 1960s (top map), but now causes significant illness across
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