Fungus in the Real World: Friend More Than Foe
Symptoms can vary greatly, but simple flu- or cold-like symptoms of fever and chills are common. Experts believe that the cause for the surge in fungal cases comes as a result of a decrease in infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic due to staff and equipment shortages that became more common, as well as more antimicrobial use among the population.
"Without fungi, we wouldn't be here. Let's start with that. Fungi were one of the ones responsible for the transition, for the plants, from the aquatic to land," Dr. Araújo said."They were facilitating the absorption of the nutrients from the soil, because [plants] didn't have roots in the beginning."
"For that we need to understand way better the diversity of this fungi, because we know a tiny percentage of them," said Dr. Araújo."Once we describe and we understand the...fungal species that are infecting that particular species of insect, then we can introduce the fungus to control just that pest — not any other insect in that region. So I think this would be game-changing for that."Fungi have even contributed to medicine.
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