Urgent warning over killer fungus that’s ‘becoming MORE infectious and spreading across the globe’

A DRUG resistant form of killer fungus is rapidly spreading across the globe and becoming more infectious, scientists warn.
Futurism

Fungus Learns to Infect Human, Spreading “Root-Like Filaments”

In what appears to be the first-ever recorded case of its kind, a fungus that usually infects plants has infected a human host, putting root-like filaments into his body. A 61-year-old mycologist in ...

Superbug hits Ohio and 26 other states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus ...
Yahoo

A fungus known for killing trees has infected a human for the first time, causing a pus-filled abscess to grow in his throat

A man in India visited a doctor for a sore throat that affected his ability to eat and swallow. Doctors found an abscess in his throat, and it was full of a fungus usually only found on trees. These ...
Labroots

How a Human Protein Helps Turn a Fungus Into a Pathogen

Our bodies host a variety of microorganisms, and the microbial communities in and on our bodies have to maintain the right balances among their members, or problems can arise. This includes the ...