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Not the WAY(S) You Want to Die*

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 All The Latest On  The Fungus Pestilence A friend of mine, recovering from sepsis (bad enough, but he was getting over it) was suddenly infected with "a yeast infection**," without further details. It killed him rather quickly. The hospital won't say any more, and guess what?  Hospitals are protected from having to disclose fungal infection outbreaks!! [From a NY Times piece :   By  Matt Richtel ,  Andrew Jacobs   April 6, 2019    "With bacteria and fungi alike, hospitals and local governments are  reluctant to disclose outbreaks  for fear of being seen as infection hubs.      Even the C.D.C., under its agreement with states,  is  not allowed to make public the location or name of hospitals involved in outbreaks. "]   Now This new article really gets my attention: ^ SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Link Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World These pathogens already kill 1.6 million p...