CDC: Deadly drug-resistant superbug jumping from person to person
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Candida auris has been seen in Georgia, but this is the first time CDC reports person-to-person transmission Candida auris, which is deadly in 1 out of every 3 patients, is now jumping from person to person, according to a new report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reported in 2019 the deadly superbug fungus was spreading around the world and had been reported in 14 states, including Georgia. A new CDC report, issued last week, details outbreaks in hospitals and long-term care facilities in the District of Columbia and…