Posted on 05/13/2023 6:39:22 PM PDT by House Atreides
Doctors have reported the first U.S. cases of ringworm caused by an emerging and highly drug-resistant fungus.
Super-ringworm is on the loose in New York City. In a report this week, doctors and health officials have detailed the first known U.S. cases of the itchy infection caused by a contagious and emerging fungal germ—one highly resistant to many existing drugs. The fungus was first identified in South Asia, but it’s possible that it’s now circulating locally in the area.…
… while ringworm can be very contagious through direct contact, it’s usually mild and treatable with over-the-counter antifungals. But a newly identified ringworm fungus, called Trichophyton indotineae, has turned out to be a much bigger problem than usual.
T. indotineae was discovered in South Asia several years ago, and its spread with alarming speed throughout the region, especially in India. Even worse, the ringworm it causes tends to be severe and hard to eradicate, often because the fungus can resist multiple antifungals….
… health officials were first made aware of the cases in late February by the dermatologist, who had recently seen two patients with severe ringworm that wasn’t responding to typical oral treatment….. Specialized testing this time around confirmed that the patients were indeed infected by T. indotineae.
As far as the authors know, these are the first cases of ringworm caused by T. indotineae to be reported in the U.S. And it’s likely that the fungus has already made itself comfortable here.…
… The report authors are calling for doctors to be on the lookout for this fungus, especially when they encounter difficult-to-treat cases of ringworm. They also note that routine testing can misidentify it, so state and local health departments should be called for help if they do suspect its presence.…
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That is wicked.
The first of seven?
First? Because nothing like this has ever happened.
Trans athlete’s foot.
No it isn’t
I am ready to go Psalm 137: 7,8 & 9 on them.
Should you wear a mask outside?
LOL. 👍🏼
Jolly good.
What would one expect with asshats like Adams and Bragg running the show?
Thank your local Democrat and liberal.
Something brought in on some ‘body’ who came over the border?
Now we know why the Bible predicts widespread disease in the last days.
EXACTLY. This is one big reason WHY we have border controls in the first place.
Sounds certain to be another Anthony Fauci disease invention to infect America again. Another Fauci plague.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7219a4.htm
On the fungus amongus.
Found the bit about the need for genomic sequencing and the need to co-ordinate it through public health departments interesting.
Great news for them!
Or New Yorkers’ ringworms are infecting a superfungus.
Wait until the diseases and head lice plague New Yorkers from the thousand of invaders hitting the streets. You haven’t seen nothing yet! Ringwarm is only the beginning!
My grandparents and three children (including my then-3 year old dad) came through Ellis Island in 1927. The examinations and qualification tests they went through were brutal. My uncle died at age 99 and never forgot the medical test he got at age 7.
Today? Hah, let ‘em all in.
Now I wonder how that showed up? Couldn’t be illegal border crossers. Nah!
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