“Last of Us” Killer Fungus, Another Plandemic? By Chris Knight (Florida)
The video game and now TV show The Last of Us, deals with a post-apocalyptic scenario, where a killer fungus is responsible for the collapse. Now, in the so-called real world, the fungus Candida auris is now spreading across America, with multidrug resistant strains now spreading. CDC data shows that these infections have a caused 7,000 deaths in the US, and 1.5million worldwide, in 2021. The fungus kills 60 percent of the people it infects, the media reported. That is scary indeed, but the fine print is that this fatality statistic is among the frail and elder. Health people do not usually get sick at all. So, it will be interesting to see if, given the failure of monkey pox to be the next big plandemic thing, it is possible that something like this could be whipped up into a new totalitarian terror campaign, as was seen with Covid. While healthy people do not get sick, that alone is no defence against manipulation, as the mortality from Covid among healthy young people was low as well. Look what happened then.
“US health chiefs are warning about the dangers of a rapidly spreading deadly fungus — just a week after the hit zombie show The Last of Us wrapped up.
The American College of Physicians (ACAP) said the rise and spread of Candida auris, also known as C auris, is 'concerning'. It is a microscopic yeast strain that does not form germ tubes and is rarely detected in the natural environment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) already described the fungus, which kills up to 60 percent of people it infects, as an 'urgent threat' in 2019.
But the new research has revealed case numbers more than tripled across America between 2020 and 2021, with multidrug-resistant strains also becoming more common.
Most transmission occurs in healthcare facilities, especially among residents of long-term care facilities or among persons with indwelling devices or mechanical ventilators. Healthy people do not usually get sick, but among the frail and vulnerable, it kills between 30 and 60 percent.
Transmission is largely driven by 'poor general infection prevention and control practices in healthcare facilities,' the authors of the new study say.
The report, published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, studies the fungus that has garnered much attention in recent months.
Increased attention has been placed on fungal infections because of the hit HBO show 'The Last of Us', which involved cordyceps that had evolved to infect people, control their minds and turn them into bloodthirsty zombies that see vines explode out of their bodies and can infect others.
The World Health Organization warned that fungal infections are becoming a 'major threat' to public health.
Some experts claimed fungi are becoming more common worldwide as the changing climate makes environments more suitable for them.
The latest study looked at confirmed and probable cases reported to state and local health departments and the CDC between 2016 and 2021.
Researchers found infections rose from 1,310 in 2020 to 4,041 in 2021.
CDC data shows fungal infections have already caused 7,000 deaths in the US — and 1.5million worldwide, in 2021.
And the latest data shows the increase in C auris cases are not letting up, with 2,377 clinical cases and 5,754 screening cases last year.
The study also found that cases of the fungus resistant to the antibiotic echinocandin had also risen — in 2021 there was about three times the number of cases than in each of the previous two years.”
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