Deadly Fungi Are Here, and They’re Spreading

Deadly Fungi Are Here, and They’re Spreading

Unlike “The Last of Us,” virulent fungal disease isn't a work of science fiction.

Climate change is fueling a global fungal health crisis

Fungal pathogens like Aspergillus species are known for their ability to infect humans, livestock, and crops, causing severe health and economic impacts worldwide. Rising global temperatures now threaten to expand their range, bringing these dangerous fungi into areas previously untouched. Scientists from the University of Manchester have predicted significant shifts in the global distribution of these pathogens, emphasizing the urgent need for …

Mushrooms: not plant, not animal—something other. It’s no wonder they haunt Gothic fiction and horror. #FungalHorror #GothicLit #WhatMovesTheDead

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Forget zombies and natural disasters, toxic mushrooms could cause a major health crisis. Forget zombies and natural disasters, another threat, unsuspected, could be responsible for the loss of millions of lives. It would come from toxic mushrooms. No, you are not in The Last of Us. Forget zombies and big disasters In cinema, in series or in video games, the post-apocalyptic genre always attracts as much. A new world plunged into desolation and e…

Forget the attacks of zombies and other pandemics, apocalypse could come from a proliferation of pathogenic fungi representing a real health threat in the years to come.