The Science Behind "The Last of Us" EXPLAINED & Current Real Fungal Threats 🍄

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The Last of Us franchise takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, devastated by cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated Cordyceps fungus, that evolved to withstand higher temperatures due to global warming. Could a fungus evolve to infect humans in such a way? Can fungi turn us into zombies? Did you know that something like that is already happening?

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The rise of Candida auris: from unique traits to co-infection potential - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9344200/
Worsening Spread of Candida auris in the United States, 2019 to 2021 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36940442/
The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/us/whiskey-fungus-jack-daniels-tennessee.html

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