The deadly fungus, which can rot human tissue from the inside, spreads rapidly throughout the United States, with experts being an alarm over rising temperature, extensive drug resistance and lack of monitoring of national diseases. According to a report in the Daily Mail, the airy mushrooms Aspergillus Fumigatus is almost impossible to avoid and pose a particularly serious risk for individuals with a weakened immune system.
Hard to reveal, dead fight
The fungus causes aspergillosis, a serious lung infection that can lead to organ and death failure, especially in cancer, asthma or HIV patients. As the message notes, its disputes are so small that they are without prior warning. Once inside the lungs, the fungus can cause chronic infections or even spread to the brain, heart and kidneys in more invasive forms.
Despite its risk, aspergillosis in the US is not a disease disease – which means that infection, hospitalization and death are not systematically monitored, making it difficult to identify outbreaks.
Rising cases and rising costs
Intelligence professional data, which with citation of health data, said that invasive hospitalization of aspergillosis in the US increased by 3%annually between 2000 and 2013. By 2014, almost 15,000 stays in the hospital were associated with the infection and estimated $ 1.2 billion. The autopsy of intensive care also revealed that they are among the top four infections that most likely cause death.
It is estimated that about 400,000 people suffer from chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, in a long -term form of illness. Invasive cases, albeit less common, are much fatal – only 59% of patients with organs surviving year after infection and only 25% of patients with stem cell transplantation, according to studies cited by the Daily Mail.
Heat, moisture and urban risk
The sponge thrives in a warm and humid environment and can survive temperatures above 120 ° F in compost piles. According to the Daily Mail, the highest level of exposure is recorded in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and California – states with hot, damp climate and extensive agricultural activity. Dense city centers such as New York, Houston and Los Angeles are also vulnerable due to aging infrastructure and population density.
The University of Manchester has warned the news report that if the use of fossil fuels continues uncontrolled, Aspergillus Fumigatus could expand by more than 75% by 2100, which exposes millions of others in the Southern US.
The resistance to a farm to a man
Perhaps most of them are growing drug resistance. Azole antifungal drugs – commonly used to treat human infections – are also widely used in agriculture to protect crops. Experts cited by the intelligence outlet have stated that this practice can control the environmental resistance, while fungal disputes resistant to drugs jump from land to people.
A study in applied and environmental microbiology found that the strains of Aspergillus fumigatus in agricultural land across at least seven American states. Some trunks are resistant to multiple standard treatment and mixing of fungal types can accelerate the resistance crisis.
Who claims a critical mushroom threat
The World Health Organization has appointed Aspergillus fumigatus with a “critical priority” due to high mortality and increasing threat of incurable infections. The news outlet announced that the WHO urges global investment in new antifungals, faster diagnostic tools, improved hospital protocols and increased training for healthcare professionals. The organization also invites pharmaceutical companies to include children in clinical evaluation for the treatment of fungi.
They urged on preventive steps
Doctors advise those who have compromised immune systems to avoid gardening, soil and moldy environment, carry protective masks in dusty areas and ensure clean air circulation in hospitals and houses. American hospitals began to strengthen mold and antifungal inspections in response to growing concerns.
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