Author: Audrey Ferris
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Has Climate Change Increased the Prevalence of a New Fungal Pathogen?
We’ve all heard how human-induced climate change is causing rising temperatures, rising sea levels, droughts, flooding, and other harmful effects. But did you know that it could also be the cause of a new fungal disease, Candida auris, causing infections seen globally today? Rising temperatures have been shown to create ideal conditions for the drug-resistant…