Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.
On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published what it calls its first-ever report on the lack of tests and treatments for fungal infections.
Yeasts, moulds and mushrooms are all examples of fungi. Common toenail infections or vaginal yeast infections are common and treatable, but that’s not always the case.
“Fungal diseases are an increasing public health concern, with common infections — such as Candida, which causes oral and vaginal thrush — growing increasingly resistant to treatment,” WHO said.
I think fungi will take over the world. As time goes on, more of them become virulent and the already virulent become more virulent. Don’t think humans will be able to keep up in the long term.
I’m gonna agree and raise you: I think fungi took over the world before dinosaurs did. Think about it, the vast networks of mycorrhizae that allow for forests to exist is all fungus, some of the first standing organic structures on the planet were fungus, and when everything dies it gets consumed by fungus. Hell, there are radioactive fungi near Chernobyl that how found a way to consume the radiation as food. Fungi are wild.