The Issues with Cryptococcal Meningitis and Current Research

Abstract

Cryptococcus neoforman infections are rare in the United States but the Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that “an estimated 220,000 cases of cryptococcal meningitis…result in nearly 181,000 deaths” in sub-Saharan Africa alone. This fungal pathogen is practically harmless to a healthy person, but to someone who is immunocompromised they are highly susceptible to this disease. People living with HIV/AIDS are most likely to be affected by cryptococcal meningitis.