A deadly “super bug” is slowly spreading across the United States, and it could arrive in western Pennsylvania soon. The CDC calls it a global health threat. It was first recognized in Japan a few years ago, and now it has found its way to our shores. The Health Department is putting all medical facilities on high alert to watch for and test for candida auris. If discovered, patients are isolated, and since it is a fungus that resists traditional anti-fungal medications, docotrs say you have to use combinations of drugs. It can be treated, but doctors say there is a “fairly high” mortality rate if it gets into the bloodstream….about 30 to 60 percent. Again, all local hospital are watching for this, and there have been no cases in the Pittsburgh area or Pennsylvania yet.