The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about an outbreak of fungal meningitis among people who visited two clinics in Mexico. Fungal meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membrane surrounding the central nervous system.
“Current fungal meningitis outbreak: Affects people, including U.S. residents, who had epidural anesthesia in Matamoros, Mexico. Fungal meningitis can be a severe illness. Find out who is at risk and share this post with family and friends,” the CDC said in a June 7 tweet. Epidurals are a common procedure to provide pain relief or a lack of feeling. It involves injecting a medication, either a steroid or an anesthetic, into the space around the spinal nerves….