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  2. The Fungus From 'The Last of Us' Is Real, But Is It an Actual ...

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    According to the National Library of Medicine, Cordyceps is a composite of a fungus that grows on the larva of insects, basically taking over their bodies. But it can't jump to humans .

  3. Cordyceps - Wikipedia

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    Cordyceps / ˈ k ɔːr d ɪ s ɛ p s / is a genus of ascomycete fungi (sac fungi) that includes over 260 species worldwide, many of which are parasitic. Diverse variants of cordyceps have had more than 1,500 years of use in Chinese medicine . [ 1 ]

  4. After 'The Last of Us,' Should I Be Worried About Cordyceps?

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    The cordyceps "zombie fungus" in 'The Last of Us' is indeed inspired by a real fungi found in ants. But here's what that means for those of us not living in a video-game story.

  5. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    A mutated form of the Cordyceps fungus known as cordyceps brain infection that infects the United States in 2013, causing humans to transform into cannibalistic monsters known as the infected. The fungus destroys most of civilization over the course of 20 years, leaving 60% of humanity either infected or dead, with the surviving human ...

  6. Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala - Wikipedia

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    Ophiocordyceps sphecocephala is a species of parasitic fungus. It is entomopathogenic, meaning it grows within insects, particularly wasps of the genera Polistes, Tachytes, and Vespa. It has been reported across the Americas and China. [2] Physically, its stromata can be 2–10 cm long, and form an egg-shaped head. It is cream or yellow in ...

  7. This Infection Can Be Confused With COVID—But It’s ... - AOL

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    Here’s what you need to know about the fungal infection, including Valley fever symptoms and treatments. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  8. Tolypocladium ophioglossoides - Wikipedia

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    Tolypocladium ophioglossoides, also known by two of its better known synonyms Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides and Cordyceps ophioglossoides and commonly known as the goldenthread cordyceps, [5] is a species of fungus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. It is parasitic on fruit bodies of the truffle-like Elaphomyces.

  9. 'The Last of Us' Hints That Cordyceps May Have Been ... - AOL

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