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Spoilers follow forThe Last of UsTV show and video games.
All that stuff is inThe Last of Us, too just not any zombies.
As an example, this scenario isnt dissimilar from how the fungusSporothrix brasiliensisis transferred and causes the infectionsporotrichosis.
It causes thousands of infections every year.
Cordycepscant infect humans (… yet?
Plus,certain fungican spew out thousands of spores at a time that travel inches in the air.
Masks, then: good for public health!
Its not outlandish, the argument that global warming has increased the thermal tolerance of a fungi.
It hasnt been proven.
Its a hypothesis, and its happening on a fairly slow scale, he adds.
But it is possible.
Theres real-life history here: In the Middle Ages, the illnessSt.
Anthonys firekilled tens of thousands of people and was resulting from rye infected with the fungusClaviceps purpurea.
Is that related to the amount that theyre exposed to?
Or does it have some other host factors?
Theres still a lot that we dont understand.
For now, Dr. Schwartz is unfazed.
Theres lots of serious concerns in the world, but this isnt one of them.
