Climate Change Could Raise the Risk of Deadly Fungal Infections in Humans (Higher Lexile Level)

Climate Change Could Raise the Risk of Deadly Fungal Infections in Humans (Higher Lexile Level)

Outbreaks of Candida auris have recently erupted around the world. This article looks at the global occurrence of this deadly disease. This article originally appeared in Science News: "Climate change could raise the risk of deadly fungal infections in humans," Readability: 12.5, intended for a high school (secondary) audience.

Topics

  • environment
  • impact
  • crisis
  • environmental
  • mycology
  • Candida
  • C.auris
  • disease
  • human
  • mortality
  • treat
  • treatment
  • globe
  • global
  • warming
  • weather
  • climate
  • studies
  • change
  • climate change scientist
  • medicine
  • fungus
  • spores
  • fungi and medicine