Sometimes reality surpasses fiction. As in the hit series The Last of Usa deadly fungus for humans, is currently worrying health authorities in the United States.
The Walking Dead, The 100, Jericho, Dead Seat or Falling Skies. Currently, moviegoers looking for fiction whose scenarios take place in a post-apocalyptic world have something to eat. We can also cite The Last of Us, available in full on Amazon Prime Video. The protagonists of this show evolve in a disturbing universe where a dangerous fungus has taken possession of the bodies. This event series is inspired by a video game that for years peaked at the top of the charts. Enjoying trembling in front of the small screen is a pleasure that many viewers have in common. The problem is when facts inherent in fiction seem to invite themselves into reality. So, US health authorities are concerned after the detection of a potentially fatal fungus for humans.
A very drug resistant fungus
This invasive pathogenic fungus – often referred to as the “hospital killer”–, which made its appearance for the first time in 2009 in Japanhas the scientific name White ears. The latter is of great concern to the Federal Occupational Health and Safety Authority in the United States. And for good reason, it is particularly difficult to treat. Its high resistance to drugs and its ability to multiply ever faster each year are worrying, details the regional daily.
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The fungus spreads to “an alarming rate”
In detail, this fungus is a kind of yeast that can cause fungal infections – candidiasis – which are particularly damaging, details West France. On Monday March 20, the American authorities decided toalert the population the seriousness of this fungus, which has particularly developed in the United States in recent years. Through a press releasethe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the spread of said fungus to “an alarming rate”also qualifying it as “serious global threat to public health”. After the Covid-19 pandemic and the monkey pox epidemic, will we have to face a new health crisis? Fortunately he remains fiction to escapeas soon as reality becomes too anxiety-inducing…
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