The zombie-ant fungus in The Last of Us is real-but not a danger to humans Learn what science says about Cordyceps fungal ...

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A brain-eating pathogen continues to wreak havoc in the second series of The Last of Us – which is so far-fetched, right? Well, not entirely.

Learn how some fungi turn insects into zombies, others infect humans, and how they can’t be killed with drugs.

is “Fungus Brain.”) Stalkers are people who’ve been infected anywhere ... allowing these infected zombie creatures to echolocate prey. The fungus will also have reinforced their muscles ...

It kills more than 100,000 people a year in sub-Saharan Africa ... You can sleep easy knowing there won't be a fungus that turns you into a zombie in your cereal tomorrow morning.

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