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"The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people w/ weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe." It has recently reached NY, NJ, and IL. CDC has classified it as an "urgent threat." We need to talk about this. 1/.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share …
C. auris is part of a "rise of drug-resistant infections" across the globe. Already, experts have said that "unless more effective new medicines are developed and unnecessary use of antimicrobial drugs is sharply curbed, risk will spread to healthier populations." 2/pic.twitter.com/YwflG6fzk8
A study conducted by the British government projects that, unless we take action now, "10 million people could die worldwide of all such infections in 2050, eclipsing the eight million expected to die that year from cancer." 3/
There have already been 587 reported cases of people contracting C. auris in the United States. Science should never be a partisan issue. Protecting Americans should never be a partisan issue. We must act. 5/pic.twitter.com/lvgue3YPCy
I led a letter, signed by @RepCasten and @CongressmanJVD (also scientists), urging the @AppropsDems to continue fully funding the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (@NIAIDNews) at the @NIH. 6/pic.twitter.com/DggrTjeFPW
The NIAID conducts/supports research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. The scientist at NIAID are the people working to safeguard our country from the spread of disease and potential pandemics. 7/
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