According to National Geographic, disease experts are worried that the next epidemic could be caused by the same organisms as the previous one.
The stakes have been raised due to the fact that many fungi have grown resistant to treatments.
Tom Chiller is a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We don't understand a lot of the things out there.
Infections that are difficult to treat with antifungals are becoming more and more common due to Fungi's rapid evolution. They can cause the immune system to turn against itself, which can lead to a life threatening condition called sepsis.
Mortality rates increase by 25 percent in the case of antifungal-resistant pathogens. In the agricultural industry, the use of fungicides allows resistant fungi to grow stronger.
Fungi can adapt and reproduce in a variety of environments.
It's bad news if they were to spread quickly in humans.
Marin Brewer, a plant pathologist at the University of Georgia, said that resistance to one fungicide might develop in one person. The resistances can be brought together through sexual reproduction.
Climate change could be making the problem worse.
There are a lot of potential threats when it comes to human pathogens.
That's why they're calling for more money to study the diseases. Some of the vaccines being developed are being tested in clinical trials.
Many Fungi have proven to be very useful to us, and are some of the most ubiquitous organisms on the planet. They could turn against us in a matter of minutes.
It is possible to get ahead of the problem before it is too late.
Humans are not prepared for a disease that can cause a large-scale outbreak.
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