The US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention ( CDC ) has issued an alert to the country 's medical centres that deadly and drug - resistant fungus Candida ##tus will spread to other locations in the US , after reported cases in New York , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Illinois . Source: The agency also warned that the fungus , which can produce severe blood infections , is not detectable by traditional methods . This has been concerned as it is a mix of yeast infection and a drug - resistant disease , and represents a " paradigm shift " , according to Tom Smith , the CDC ’s top fungal expert .
The US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention ( CDC ) has issued an alert to the country 's medical centres that deadly and drug - resistant fungus Candida ##tus will spread to other locations in the US , after reported cases in New York , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Pennsylvania and Illinois . The agency also warned that the fungus , which can produce severe blood infections , is not detectable by traditional methods . This has been concerned as it is a mix of yeast infection and a drug - resistant disease , and represents a " paradigm shift " , according to Tom Smith , the CDC ’s top fungal expert .