This happened to me on a smaller scale.
I had a sinus infection for several years. Doctors threw every antibiotic at me and nothing stuck. Was told to take antihistamines and see if it cleared up.
I ended up with a bunch of dental cavities from dry mouth and said Enough - I got an appointment with another doctor and pleaded with them for a different prescription. Antifungal. A week later it was gone.
If any of you are interested in a book that talks about new bizarre fungi associated with the increasing climate, I really recommend “The Fifth Extinction:An Unnatural History”, by Elizabeth Kolbert.
The book was published back in 2014, but scientists were already seeing similar effects on animals within the amazon. A lot of animals are thought to be at risk of extinction because of fungus associated with rising temperatures. There was a very big focus on amphibians and small animals. I could totally see that trend expanding across more species, especially after nearly another decade.
Looks like there are some downsides to a warmer climate after all, who knew
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I honestly wonder how much of this could be prevented by doing patient blood/tissue cultures to see what grows
The cynic in me says these things aren’t being done as often as they should be because they’re expensive and insurance companies like to fight to not pay for them
Routine sepsis protocols have blood cultures included. The problem is blood cultures only pick up a few of the more common fungal infections. If these fungal infections are infact becoming more frequent then the protocol needs to change to include the use of specific fungal culture tube in addition to routine blood cultures. Unfortunately that is going to take time, training, and money to implement.
But sick people do. Cigarette companies have been killing their customers for years, and making a figurative killing while they’re at it.
Just because their customers are dying because of their actions doesn’t mean they can’t milk them for all they’re worth in the mean time.
