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Oct 28, 2022 · From molds to yeasts to inhalable spores, 19 fungal pathogens have been identified by the World Health Organization as the biggest threats to human health, according to a report released...
- Will Sullivan
Oct 25, 2022 · Populations at greatest risk of invasive fungal infections include those with cancer, HIV/AIDS, organ transplants, chronic respiratory disease, and post-primary tuberculosis infection.
Oct 26, 2022 · While many of us think that most fungi out there are dangerous (with a small minority being edible), it turns out that most fungi don't affect people at all. A recent study...
- Max Barnhart
Essential to many food and industrial processes, fungi are used in the production of enzymes, organic acids, vitamins, and antibiotics. Fungi can also destroy crops, cause diseases in humans (e.g., candidiasis and ringworm), and ruin clothing and food with mildew and rot.
Jun 1, 2021 · June 1, 2021. 23 min read. Deadly Fungi Are the Newest Emerging Microbe Threat All Over the World. These pathogens already kill 1.6 million people every year, and we have few defenses against...
There is a growing appreciation that fungi are a major cause of allergy and that people who are sensitized to fungi can have severe health complications. Allergic reactions to fungi affect the respiratory tract, as described by the examples below.
Jun 26, 2018 · Fungi have had on occasion wrought terrible effects on the natural world: the chytrid fungus epidemic has decimated amphibian populations worldwide, driving species towards extinction, and other...
