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A zombie cicada fungus, Massospora cicadina, has consumed the rear end of this periodical cicada, replacing it with a ‘plug’ of chalky spores. Matt Kasson

Could fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse?

Matt Kasson, West Virginia University

Be very afraid – if you’re an insect.
In the HBO series ‘The Last of Us,’ the parasitic fungus cordyeps mutates, and jumps from insects to humans and quickly spreads around the world, rendering its victims helpless to control their thoughts and actions. (HBO)

The fungus zombies in ‘The Last of Us’ are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they’re becoming more resistant

Gerry Wright, McMaster University

While ‘The Last of Us’ is a dramatic projection of a deadly fungal outbreak, it is based, if not in reality, in logic. And it’s a reminder that fungal infections are growing more resistant.

Related Topics

  1. Ants
  2. Aspergillus
  3. Candida
  4. Fungal infection
  5. Fungi
  6. Fungus
  7. Hospital infections
  8. Parasitism
  9. Zombies

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