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Plant fungus infecting humans
April 11 , 2023
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- A 61-year-old man from Kolkata was infected by a killer plant fungus.
- This is the world's first case of infection by this rare pathogen.
- Fungal diseases aren't exactly uncommon in humans.
- Among the millions of known species, only a few hundred are capable of causing us much harm.
- Ringworm, athlete's foot, and thrush commonly make themselves at home in damp areas of our skin, much to our irritation.
- Fungi that commonly feed on rotting vegetation, such as species of Aspergillus, can infect deeper parts of our body.
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