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04-23-2010, 09:26 PM | #1 |
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Potentially Lethal Airborne Fungus May Spread to California - BusinessWeek
Super fungus???? WTF? Unlike typical strains, new pathogen can attack healthy people, researchers say THURSDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- A strain of potentially lethal airborne fungus recently discovered in Oregon may soon spread to California and other neighboring areas, scientists warn. Several people in Oregon have died after being infected with the new VGIIc genotype of Cryptococcus gattii. In the 21 Pacific Northwest cases analyzed by researchers, the strain has a death rate of about 25 percent. "This novel fungus is worrisome because it appears to be a threat to otherwise healthy people. Typically, we see this fungal disease associated with transplant recipients and HIV-infected patients, but that is not what we are seeing," said Edmond Byrnes III, a graduate student in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, in a news release. Because this C. gatti strain is so dangerous, the researchers are calling for increased awareness and vigilance. Symptoms -- which can appear two to several months after exposure -- may include a cough that lasts weeks, sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, meningitis-related headache and weight loss. In animals, symptoms include a runny nose, breathing problems, nervous system problems and bumps under the skin. The infection can be treated but there is no vaccine to prevent it. The study appears online April 22 in the journal PLoS Pathogens. More information The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about cryptococcus. -- Robert Preidt SOURCE: Duke University Medical Center, news release, April 22, 2010
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04-23-2010, 09:29 PM | #2 |
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I remember years ago listening to some scientist come on a radio show and explain how molds and fungus will be what wipes out the human race. Creepy stuff that mold and fungus.
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04-23-2010, 09:41 PM | #3 |
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Q: Why did the girl go out on a date with a mushroom?
A: Because he was a "fungi"!
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04-23-2010, 10:16 PM | #6 |
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the thing people don't consider is that fungus is more 'animal/human' than
"plant." it's decomposition like reincarnated. we share DNA with fungus or whatever...
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04-23-2010, 11:50 PM | #7 |
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Mitochondiarrhea?
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04-23-2010, 11:52 PM | #8 |
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04-23-2010, 11:55 PM | #9 |
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Awe, that sounds aweful. My ass hurts now after reading that......
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04-24-2010, 12:01 AM | #10 |
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Sounds like somebody is testing a weapon on the population
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