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  'Mild but could take serious turn': Govt on COVID triggered infection causing eyesight loss

  India | December 15, 2020 18:31 IST

  ​The government on Tuesday said the coronavirus -triggered deadly fungus causing eyesight loss in patients was a "mild disease" but "could take a serious turn". The response came as ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi came across over 12 cases of the Mucormycosis fungus within 15 days, which causes loss of eyesight, removal of the nose and jaw bone and 50 per cent mortality, where there is brain involvement.

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  This mind-controlling fungus turns cicadas into 'aroused' zombies, manipulates them to infect more

  Science | August 08, 2020 9:14 IST

  Researchers at the West Virginia Univerisity have discovered the 'Zombie cicadas'. These cicadas 'possessed' by a mind-controlling fungus drench spores that cause the same infection. Looking at this behaviour, the scientists nicknamed the cicadas as the "flying salt shakers of death".

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  Scientists discover new species of fungus, on Twitter

  Science | May 16, 2020 19:51 IST

  People often use social media platforms to keep themselves entertained but in a bizarre incident, scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus on the micro-blogging platform Twitter.  

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  Deadly fungi causing speech defects, brain shrink found in Australia

  Science | October 03, 2019 13:46 IST

  Experts believe that the fungi's appearance in Australia is most likely natural as there have also been unconfirmed reports of it growing in the nearby islands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

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  OMG! This fungus turns ants into 'Zombies’ and its more terrifying that you thought

  Trending | November 16, 2017 16:38 IST

  Isn't it insanely scary? Who might know if the ant crawling near you is a zombie!