In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ... In the opening scene of the show, an epidemiologist in 1968 theorized that climate change could fuel a fungal outbreak that ...

HBO's TV series "The Last of Us" shows a world ravaged by a "zombie fungus" that has the ability to infect and control people's minds. While human mind–controlling fungi do not yet exist in real ...

The hit TV series, ‘The Last of Us’, has captured the world’s imagination with its terrifying story of a zombie apocalypse caused by a mind-controlling fungus. In the show, a mutated fungus ...

The parasitic fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as the zombie-ant fungus, infects ants and manipulates their behavior, compelling them to ascend vegetation and clamp onto leaves in a ...

The show’s first season featured two distinct ... Either way, it is undeniable that zombie fungi and their morbidly intimate partnerships with their hosts have taken up permanent residence ...

But believe it or not, the show's haunting zombies aren't that far from reality. Real-life 'zombie-making' fungi burrow into their host's flesh and manipulate their minds to turn them into ...

The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the 'zombie fungus' cordyceps infecting humans by ... Use of Antifungals in Agriculture May Increase Resistance in an Infectious Yeast ...

People have to be aware when there’s dirt in the air and it’s being moved, they are at risk" of contracting valley fever, said infectious disease specialist Ginamarie Foglia.

It's not quite as bad as The Last of Us. But progress has been achingly slow in developing new antifungal vaccines and drugs.

In reality, "zombie-ant fungus" or Ophiocordyceps unilateralis ... Climate change and fungal adaptation In the opening scene of the show, an epidemiologist in 1968 theorized that climate change could ...