Any mind-bending effects from fungi tend to wear off after the spores leave our digestive tracks, while human-to-human transmission is rare. But that doesn’t mean that fungi don’t pose a risk to ...

As HBO finally confirms the release date of The Last of Us season two, scientists say the show's premise could soon be a ...

According to scientists who study diseases, the possibility of a fungal pandemic—the subject of science fiction TV shows like “The Last of Us,” could be more of a reality, thanks to climate change and ...

Unlabeled ingredients and gnats are only some of the violations found in Northville between October and December, according to Wayne and Oakland County Health Department inspection reports.

Since then, I think it's fair to say that most people have been nervous about the emergence of the next big infectious disease—be that a virus, bacterium, fungus or parasite. With COVID in ...

Nail fungus, specifically in the toenails, is a pervasive issue affecting millions globally. Arising from a fungal infection, its treatment can be challenging, and it often induces feelings of ...

We describe characteristics of human A(H5N1) cases identified from March through October 2024 in the United States. We analyzed data from persons with laboratory-confirmed A(H5N1) virus infection ...

1 These viruses are also recognized to cause illness in humans. Here, we report a case of critical illness caused by influenza A(H5N1) virus infection in British Columbia. On November 4 ...

But if they're weak for some reasons - such as environmental stress, diseases, or infestation - or the plants are still young, the fungus takes the opportunity to spread. Now, how to distinguish ...

The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Outbreaks of chytrid (pronounced "KY-trid") are more common in cold winter months — just like seasonal human flu ... could they fight off infection? The fungus can't tolerate high temperatures ...

Unbeknownst to them, their fertilizer was harboring a type of fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum. Both of the patients were male, one aged 59, the other 64. One of them had collected some bat ...