Two states north of Tennessee are experiencing an outbreak of a deadly fungal infection. And it's not the first time that it has caused worry. Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungal infection, has ...

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to ...

Fungi are taking the U.S. by storm — and not in the good way.

A wildlife researcher in the Peruvian Amazon has discovered a tarantula infected by the "zombie fungus" Cordyceps, a rare and eerie find."It took over his nervous system and forced him to come to this ...

If a dog keeps bouncing back to your clinic with a yeasty ear that just won't clear up on miconazole, the organism may be one ...

With the emergence of cicada broods this summer, scientists have begun collecting specimens of cicada infected with a mysterious parasitic fungus that takes over the insects and turns them into ...

When Peter Redweik’s physicians finally realized that his splitting headaches, slurred speech and stumbling gait were caused by cryptococcal meningitis — a severe inflammation of his brain caused by a ...

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