A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading (www.sciencenews.org)

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[-] workerONE@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I listened to a Radiolab show that said people's body temperature has been dropping by about .05 F every decade and funguses can live in temperatures just below 98.6. If the trend continues we could have a big problem

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[-] tedd_deireadh@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

That's interesting. Why is body temp dropping?

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