The Last of Us: could the next pandemic be fungal?
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What Are the Chances of a Global Fungal Pandemic?
Most fungal infections are not spread person to person, so they're inhaled. There's less likelihood of it becoming a kind of global pandemic scenario. Every year, approximately 40% of the world's rice crops are lost to this fungal disease called rice blast disease. I think if a fungus emerged, which caused widespread crop loss, that could be a problem.
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