compared to days without thunderstorms (n = 919 days), daily asthma visits increased from 8.6 to 10 (p < 0.05), and air concentrations of fungal spores doubled (from 1,512 to 2,749/m 3), with ...

Fungus spores. In HBO’s post-apocalyptic zombie thriller The Last of Us, a mutated version of a real-world fungus has ...

From a pathological perspective, this implies their constant presence and readiness to colonize substrates when climatic conditions become favorable. While their presence at low and medium altitudes ...

Researchers have developed genetically modified fungi that can kill malaria-transmitting mosquitoes through sexual ...

And as extreme weather makes wildfires more likely, scientists say that deadly spores could be spread across the country in clouds of smoke. Dr Martin Hoenigl, an expert on fungal pathogens ...

Caused by the fungus Coccidioides, the illness is contracted by inhaling fungal spores that are commonly found in hot and dry climates. Wet weather can promote the growth of that fungus ...

A team of environmental scientists at Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, in New Zealand, the University of Adelaide and the ...

Valley fever, which is caused by inhaling fungal spores found in soil, is a potentially deadly respiratory infection marked by symptoms like cough, fever, chest pain and difficulty breathing.

Our findings support the existence of "thunder-storm asthma." Daily asthma hospital admissions increased 15% on days with thunderstorms. This effect is smaller than the few earlier studies ...