Potentially deadly fungi are becoming drug resistant


By AGENCY
They may not reach the level of triggering a zombie apocalypse as in 'The Last of Us', but many fungi are becoming increasingly resistant to the drugs used to treat them. — HBO/dpa

Antifungal resistance – less discussed and less well-known than antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – is spreading and leaving people more vulnerable to related infections, some of which are deadly.

These fungal infections, or mycoses, look little like the brain-controlling fungus that causes a zombie apocalypse in the hit TV series and video game The Last of Us, however, experts are warning that they pose a rising threat as fatal diseases spread in hospitals.

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