The Last Of Us, the apocalyptic drama that started with a fungal outbreak, raised awareness among the masses of the potential dangers of human infection. The HBO series of course took plenty of dramatic liberties, but experts say it's good for the public to take possible threats seriously.
How the fungal infection was revealed
"If the fungi can escape the phagocytosis pathway and are able to evade the host immune system, then they can establish themselves as human pathogens," they said.Why are fungi able to infect humans?The few that can infect people do so because they can cope with our 37C body temperature - and the medics in India also managed to culture the fungus in a laboratory at the same heat.
"But there are still questions to be asked about his predisposition, this organism, and how it became capable of colonising the airwaves.
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