Yet when the body's immunity goes down due to cancer or chemotherapy, the fungus may grow beyond the colon and spread ...

Once a fly is infected, the spores germinate and penetrate the host's cuticle, entering the hemocoel (the primary body cavity of insects) where they proliferate. The fungus first extracts fats and ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What would you do if a fungus invaded your body, and started consuming you from the inside? It sounds like something out of a horror film ...

Over 200 species of grasses can be infected with ergot, which can have detrimental effects to your cattle herd.

The spores will then disseminate throughout the body in the dog’s bloodstream. Pigeon droppings are known to harbor this fungus. Although cryptococcosis more commonly causes inflammation in the ...

Unbeknownst to them, their fertilizer was harboring a type of fungus called Histoplasma capsulatum ... which can spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream. Such infections are ...

Nailed it? Nail fungus is a frustratingly common ailment — about 10% of people are expected to get it at some point in their lives — and it can be tough to address because medications have to ...

The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary, according to a new doctoral dissertation exploring their toxicity. Completed at the University of Eastern Finland, the study found ...