Mycologist becomes first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease

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61\u002Dyear\u002Dold from India is the first person in the world to contract a plant fungal disease

“This case highlights the potential of environmental plant fungi to cause disease in humans and stresses the importance of molecular techniques to identify the causative fungal species,” the study notes.

Of the millions of fungi that exist, only a few hundred are capable of infecting humans. The fungal species that can grow at 35—37 °C can become a human pathogen or commensal flora, notes the report, adding that the pathogen enters the human body through damaged skin and the respiratory tract.Article content

 

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