Full List of 19 Health Threatening Fungi Released By WHO

Full List of 19 Health Threatening Fungi Released By WHO – The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report highlighting the first list of fungal “priority pathogens” – a list of 19 fungi that represent the biggest threat to public health. The WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens List (FPPL) aims to focus on and drive further research and policy interventions to strengthen the global response to fungal infections and antifungal resistance.

People with a weakened immune system or suffering from chronic lung disease, TB, HIV and cancer are susceptible to fungal infections. Critically ill patients receiving treatment in the ICU are also at risk of developing serious complications from them. During the Covid pandemic, the incidence of comorbid invasive fungal infections showed an increase. Invasive fungi are an emerging global health threat of diseases.

Full List of 19 Health Threatening Fungi Released By WHO
Full List of 19 Health Threatening Fungi Released By WHO

Full List of 19 Health Threatening Fungi Released By WHO

Here Is The List Of all Fungi Which Are Released By WHO Recently . There Are Total 19 Fungis Which Are Declared Health Threatening. You Can Check Full List From Below.

Critical priority group : 

  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Candida auris
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Candida albicans

High priority group : 

  • Nakaseomyces glabrata
  • Histoplasma spp.
  • Eumycetoma causative agents
  • Fusarium spp
  • Candida parapsilosis
  • Mucorales
  • Candida tropicalis

Medium Priority Group : 

  • Scedosporium spp
  • Cryptococcus gattii
  • Lomentospora prolificans
  • Talaromyces marneffei
  • Coccidioides spp
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii
  • Pichia kudriavzeveii (Candida krusei)
  • Paracoccidioides spp

Who Can Be More Effected By This Fungi ?

The invasive forms of these fungal infections can affect people who are severely ill and who have significant underlying immune system-related conditions. Besides this, those Who Are Suffering with cancer, HIV/AIDS, organ transplants, chronic respiratory disease, and post-primary tuberculosis infection are at greater risk of invasive fungal infections.

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