The parasite, leishmania, is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. It can cause an infection called "visceral leishmaniasis," which is treatable when caught early but often fatal if not.
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How chaga fungus grows by feeding on living trees
Chaga is a parasitic fungus that grows slowly on birch trees, drawing nutrients directly from living wood. Its unusual growth ...
Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation's "largest known outbreak" of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm.
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