India, March 28 -- Candida auris (C. auris), a deadly drug-resistant fungus is spreading rapidly in hospitals and nursing homes across the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning in 2023 for the increasing rate at which C. auris, a type of yeast first identified in the United States in 2016, has continued to spread over the years.

The agency notes that the deadly fungus is often resistant to antifungal medications, which can lead to resistant infections that are often "difficult and sometimes impossible to treat." In 2016, 52 infections were reported across the country. The number of cases has since doubled annually, with 4,514 reported infections in 2023.

Candida auris, or C. auris, is a kind of y...