candida auris can enter the bloodstream and spread rapidly wreaking havoc throughout the body causing serious invasive infections. the big problem. infections are extremely hard to treat because it's resistant to most drugs and symptoms are hard to detect because it's often infecting people who are already sick. it's also difficult to identify and can only be diagnosed by specialized laboratories using specific testing methods which is making it difficult to control the spread. scientists are still working to learn more about the yeast they recommend washing your hands with soap and water or using hand sanitizers and health care facilities and remind your health care providers to do the same during your visits. i'm james dine in reporting. >>a pediatric nurse is speaking out about how her dream of becoming a mother came true, this is liz smith and her now 2 year-old daughter to sell the pair first cross passed back in 2016 was smith's first met a sale at the massachusetts hospital where she worked to sell was born prematu to a mother who have used drugs and the baby struggle with many

this strand, called candida auris, is stubborn. 90% of cases are resistant to at least one antifungal. >> the aha moment was when a patient died with it and we did cultures all over the room. we found that the candida auris was everywhere. >> reporter: when you say everywhere, what do you mean? >> we found it from top to bottom. from the ceiling to the wall monitors to the artificial respirators to the pumps to the bed to the floors. >> reporter: the patient died after 90 days. >> this doesn't affect healthy people at home. it preys on those that are immunocompromised with chronic health conditions. >> reporter: the infection, which causes fever and chills, enters into the bloodstream most likely through medical equipment. >> if you are connected to an artificial respirator, it has a portal to get in the lungs. if you have an iv, it gets into the bloodstream. >> reporter: to keep patients from getting it is to make rooms spotless. a at mount sinai there are now strict procedures, including a special gel to ensure every corner of a room has been scrubbed. >> you can see if this still e

. >>> a mysterious warning about a spread around the world that is called candida auris. and it is a drug-resistant fungus which is very difficult to treat. it could be difficu to diagnose and it is spreading rapidly in hospitals and nursing homes in the united states. the fungus pre on the elderly and people wita compromised immune system. >> had real success that if a hospital identifies its first case, that they aggressively approach affection control and disinfection and approac tt patient in treatment and management and we've seen no further cases in those kind ofi inions so we've had some success stories in our fight agains candida auris. >> there have been 600 cases in u.s., in new york, new jersey and illinois. >>> the academy of arican -- american academy of pediatrics is calling on the consumer product safety commission to immediately recall a popular baby toy.r a con reports investigation found that the fisher price rock and play sleeper is tied to 32 infant deaths. the report said babies accidentally suffocated when they rolled around in their sleep while unre

it's called candidas auris. it is a drug resistant fungus which makes it very difficult to treat. it cfi also be dlt to diagnose and it is spreading rapidly in hospitals and nursing s.homes in the the fungus preys on the elderly and people with a compromised immune system. >> had real success that if a hospital identifies its first case, that they aggressively approach both infection control and disinfection. they aggressively approach that ment andin tre management and we've seen no further cases in those kinds of 'vstitutions. really had some success stories in our fight. >> there haveeen nearly 600 cases in the u.s., mostly in new york, n jersey, and illinois. >>> new details in the battle against the spread of measles. new york cityas taken a dramatic step in declaring a public health emergency to cope with the dangerous outbreak. vaccines will now be mandatoryo in bn neighborhoods that have seen nearly 300 cases of measles since the outbreak started back in october. unvaccinated children will be kept out of school until t outbreak is over. >> we cannot allow this dangerous di

it's called candida auris or crs for short. it's a drug resisnt fungu which makes it very difficult to treat. it can also be difficult to se diag it's spreading rapidly in hospitals and nursing homes in the u.s. the fungus preys on the and people with a compromised immune system. >> had real success that if a hospital identifies i first case, that they aggressively approach both infection control an disinfection. they aggressively approach that patient ande' seen no further development. we've had success stories. >>> there have been nearly 600s in the u.s., new york, new jersey and illinois. >>> 5:15.et newls in the battle against the spread of measles. neewyork city --ork city has taken the dramatic step of declaring a public health emergency to cope with the dangerous outbreak. vaccines will now be mandatory in brooklyn neighborhoods that have seen 300 cases of measles since the outbreak started back in october. bevaccinated children wil kept out of school until the outbreak is over. >> we cannot allow this dangerous disease

the first people to bring candida auris were wealthy, some of them from the united arab emirates.merican woman who went overseas for elective surgery in india brought it back. to be honest, the people bringing these pathogens are people who have money and take planes. i have not seen any studies about migrants crossing borders with pathogens. i think this is actually a problem that tends to be first world. people who have enough money to go from one health care facility to another. i think the focus on migrants is probably misguided. host: what sparked your interest in reporting on this? --st: i think we feel like first of all candida auris popped onto the scene last year and there was almost no coverage in the media. we started poking around and tried to meet patients and we were met with incredible secrecy by hospitals. we talked to maybe a dozen different hospitals and then when we asked if we could meet a patient or talk to a patient, they shut us down. they realized this kind of attention was perhaps not good for their public relations image. that drove us further to keep pur