Virginia medical facilities grapple with a new worry â a rise in drug-resistant fungus infections A medical illustration of Candida auris fungal organisms, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States report. (Source: CDC Public Health Image Library) By Kate Masters | May 12, 2021 at 7:09 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 7:09 AM
An emerging fungal infection â one thatâs especially dangerous for patients with weakened immune systems â is the latest risk facing long-term care facilities in Virginia after more than a year of weathering the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Candida Auris, the yeast has been deemed a âserious global health threatâ by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thanks to the longevity of its infections and its resistance to antifungal drugs.
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RICHMOND, Va. Born in a segregated hospital in the 1940s, Joseph Riley and his six siblings did not have an easy childhood in Richmond s Church Hill neighborhood. No plumbing, stove heat, and an outhouse, Joseph s brother, James Riley, said about the house they grew up in.
But, James said that Joseph always kept his family smiling.
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RICHMOND â Before he inherited a disastrous vaccination rollout with little infrastructure and federal guidance to fix it, before he battled a supply shortfall that placed high-risk essential workers months from receiving vaccines, and before his face was among the most watched in Virginia, Dr. Danny Avula went on vacation after nine months of working 100-hour weeks.
âHello Media Friends,â Avula, 42, wrote in an email to journalists Dec. 8, six days before the first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in Virginia. âThese last 9 months have been super intense, so Iâm going to really unplug and make sure Iâm rejuvenated for the next 9 months of COVID intensity â vaccination!!!!â