Experts weigh in on new fungus attacking people

Dear Doctor: I just saw on the TV news that there’s a new fungus killing people in Texas, and that there’s no cure for it. They’re calling it a superbug, which sounds scary. What is it? Is it going to be everywhere, like COVID-19?

Dear Reader: You’re referring to several instances of infection with a fungus known as Candida auris, recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…