Deadly fungus!
According to a recent research report an airborne deadly fungus - Cryptococcus gattii is spreading among humans and animals in the northeastern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia. This new genetically different fungus strain is capable of causing serious health problems to humans as well as animals (cats, dogs, dolphins, etc.). C.gattii enters into the human body through inhalation of spores of the fungus. C. gattii infections include persistent cough (lasting for weeks or months), fever, shortness of breath, sinusitis, severe headache, nausea, night sweats, photophobia, skin problems, et cetera. The good news is, C.gattii is not transmitted from person to person or animal to person. An open wound may be a route for intrusion of the deadly fungus into the human and animal body system.
Actually, this fungus which was usually found in trees and soil was not a threatening deadly organism but the fungus has mutated to become deadly. Scientists believe that the climatic changes might have contributed to the promotion of C.gattii. In cool temperature, the multiplication rate of the fungus is lower than in the warmer weather.
C.gattii has not yet become a serious threat to mankind but people in general should be made aware of the existence of such a deadly fungus.
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