A woman coughs in a dusty landscape with images of fungal spores and filaments.
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For a long time, fungi have been a neglected group of pathogens. For a long time, fungi have been a neglected group of pathogens.
But climate change could make fungal diseases worse.
Disease-causing fungi are likely to thrive in a warmer, stormier world — and more of them might be poised to make the leap to infecting people.
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