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Friday February 10th 2012

Cryptococcus Gattii- A Fungal Disease in US

A dangerous fungal infection called  Cryptococcus Gattii Spreading in the US which comes from British Columbia southward to the U.S. Pacific Northwest. It is also known as silence killer.270 cases has been  registered from 2004 from Oregon and Washington and 40 people have been killed by this Fungal Disease due to infection in people’s Lung and Brain.

A new Strain had been discovered which is hypervirulent. 6 persons already died due to this Deadly Fungus, Cryptococcus Gattii  in the past few weeks. This new strain is said to be Airborne in nature that is said to have come from the tropical and subtropical regions, including Papua New Guinea, Australia, and parts of South America.

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