Frightening rise of fungal infection that wipes us when Kylie Jenner’s hairdresser becomes the last victim: doctors reveal the most risks

The murderous fungi that led to the tragic death of Hollywood -stylist Jesus Guerrero explodes among people who are previously not in danger.

Guerrero, known for working with stars such as Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lopez, died in a hospital in Los Angeles in February.

The medical investigator confirmed that the stylist of celebrities died of two fatal fungal infections: Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) and Cryptococcus Neoformans, probably a complication of AIDS, which was mentioned as a secondary cause of death. It is not known how he was infected.

People with HIV or AIDS historically represent the largest population affected by the fungi because of their weakened immune system.

However, cases are now increasing alarming in broader populations, including non-HIV or AIDSimmunouppressive patients.

North American cryptococcal cases have risen by 62 percent since 2014, while the British Pneumocystis infections had doubled.

Apart from those fighting HIV, these infections can easily strike other people with weakened immunity, including patients who undergo cancer treatments, those who have immunosuppressiva after an organ transplant – and even with a COVID infection.

‘These people may not be on doctors Radar for infections such as PJP, so they often do not receive preventive treatments such as HIV-positive patients, “Dr. Ehsan Ali, an internal medicine specialist. ‘That delay in recognition and care can be life threatening.

Guerro, depicted with one of his former customers Kylie Jenner, collapsed for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) and Cryptococcus Neoformans, two fungal infections that are in the elevator

He probably developed the infections because of HIV positive because AIDS was mentioned a secondary cause of death, but doctors warn that the infections reach other immunocomroment patients who do not have HIV or AIDS

‘The growing number of non-HIV patients that develop these infections is a sign that we have to reconsider how we monitor and protect people with oppressed immune system.

“Only because someone has no HIV does not mean that they are not at risk, and catching these infections early can the difference between recovery and tragedy.”

Pneumocystis Jirovecii is a silent murderer in the air whose traces unnoticed. It attacks the lungs with deadly inflammation that drowns victims in liquid and robs the body of oxygen, leading to multi-organ failure.

In the meantime, Cryptococcus is hiding in soil and bird top, which penetrate lungs before they migrate to the brain to cause fatal meningitis. There it unleashes a double attack of meningitis and encephalitis – brain swelling – often with fatal consequences.

A trio of meaningful signs of PJP-a dry cough (95 percent of patients), breathing problems and a low fever (about 80 percent)-is an important indication of the fungal infection in the lungs.

Since the discovery in the 1980s, PJP has been considered a disease that exclusively of the immunocomromized, especially in people suffering from AIDS.

Although usually considered a condition associated with HIV/AIDS, Dr. Ali that patients undergo chemotherapy, recovering from organ transplants or use drugs such as steroids or immunosuppressants for disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn’s disease, represent a growing patient population.

In 2005, three -year -old Eliza Jane [center] died of pneumocystis pneumonia caused by the fungus pneumocystis jirovecii

Eliza Jane started to vomit and within a few hours she collapsed. Tests revealed a serious case of pneumonia that was advanced beyond the ability to treat. Eliza Jane died the next day.

In 2005, three-year-old Eliza Jane Scovill, who later tested HIV positive, died of pneumonia caused by pneumocystis jirovecii.

Eliza Jane was born of a mother with HIV who denied the virus, caused AIDS and therefore did not test her daughter on the condition.

This that seriously weakened the little girl’s immune system and left her susceptible to infection.

The young person suffered from cold symptoms and collapsed on 15 May 2005. She died the next day and an autopsy revealed that she had had pneumonia for weeks.

But PJP has been shown that it is even more fatal in non-HIV-positive patients with weakened immune system.

Global death rates in people with weakened immune system but without HIV vary from 30 to 60 percentCompared to 10 to 20 percent of HIV patients.

In the meantime, the global death rate of Cryptococcus Neoformans infection is high in people with HIV – about 41 to 61 percent – and the early warning signals can be easily missed.

Doctors say it usually starts with headache, fever, cough and shortness of breath. While it spreads, the stiff neck, nausea, confusion and sensitivity to light can cause the infection to reach the brain and caused life-threatening meningitis.

Cryptococcus hides in soil and bird top, which penetrate lungs before they migrate to the brain to cause fatal meningitis

About 19 percent of the AIDS-related deaths are due to meningitis caused by Cryptococcus Neoformans.

Scientists are still trying to determine the exact cause of the rising speeds of fungal infections.

The number of people with a weakened immune system is on the rise As the rates of chronic illness and illness increase.

Cancer rates and people who are treated for the disease steadily tap, which translates into a growing population of immunocompromising people.

Climate change also has An important role to play – With rising global temperatures that may force fungi to grow in places that it has not had or evolves to adapt and become more resistant to treatments.

Robin May, a professor in infectious diseases at the University of Birmingham in England, said: “Because we have much fewer drugs against fungi than to bacteria, antifungal arsenal is very limited and can give resistance to only one or two drugs a fungus essentially untreated.”