Deadly superbug confirmed in 23 states can hide in your hair follicles — and rewire your immune system

This creepy discovery could leave you scratching your head. A new study found that a deadly fungus can burrow deep into hair follicles, rewire the immune system and transform human skin into what one researcher described as a “perfect nest” for infection. And the threat may be closer than you think. Cases of the superbug have been reported in more than two dozen states this year alone — including areas just across the river from New York City. A drug-resistant superbug labeled a “threat” by health officials can burrow into hair follicles, a new study found. jajam_e – stock.adobe.com Discovered in Japan in 2009 and first identified in the US in 2016, Candida auris is a type of yeast that can enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body. The fungus is primarily transmitted in healthc