Researchers and healthcare professionals are calling for increased investment in the development of new antifungal medications and treatment approaches.

Dangerous Fungal Pathogens Most In Need Of Study. WHO lists the following 11 fungi as most in need of more research – the first four of the highest priority; the next seven are of medium priority.

Fungal infections are becoming more drug-resistant and harder to treat. When will the FDA approve new antifungals? The race to develop new drugs is complicated by the equally urgent need for new ...

Candida auris is a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most antifungal drugs, the fungus is causing deaths worldwide. (BSIP/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

Fungal infections behave differently from bacteria and viruses. They rarely spread person to person. Instead, most come from the environment - moldy soil, decaying plants, airborne spores.

The infection is not fatal but can cause permanent scarring. Medical experts are warning doctors and the public of a highly contagious rare fungal strain after a sexually transmitted ringworm has ...

Candida auris, a deadly fungal infection that has become resistant to antifungal drugs, has been spreading at 'an alarming rate' in U.S. health care facilities, the CDC warned Monday, March 20.

The fungal infections can cause severe illness, including bloodstream, wound and respiratory infections. Its mortality rate has been estimated at 30% to 60%.

The infection soon spread to his brain, causing fungal meningitis. The condition is marked by potentially deadly inflammation of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.