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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
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I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it? |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
“Heard” where, YouTube? |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?
“Heard” where, YouTube?"
I meant. I read it on the express site online. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I suggest you watch " the last of us "
It's based on a video game ( I had no idea ) but it's all about a global fungus turning people into something not human"
Yes. I will watch that one too and same. I didnt know that it was based on a video game either, maybe like zombies it could be. |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
These experts like to time their doom mongering to appropriate times to get these sites clicks it seems. Hugely popular game series gets a TV series based on it on one of tv's biggest networks, suddenly the entire concept is the next world ender according to "experts" 
I'm not worried. Humans have existed alongside fungi for the entirety of our existence. If it was going to happen it would have by now. |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?
“Heard” where, YouTube?I meant. I read it on the express site online."
There's your answer.
It's in the express. It lacks detail. It's bollocks. Case closed. |
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Many things could cause an 'apocalypse', including currently unknown fungal, viral or other agents. Maybe even currently known agents. Obviously natural disasters too, such as volcanic or earthquake activities. Currently humans are doing fairly well at stoking things against us and other lifeforms 
I can be very certain that the likes of the Daily Express and Mail, will not be the forum that such data will be published within. Look instead to reputable scientific sources, Shag.
Better still, look to how most of our populist politicians are funded and their sources. You will likely see organisations and individuals who care not a jot for us and our wellbeing. |
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By *hirleyMan
over a year ago
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Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed |
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"Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed "
Decades of overuse of medications and organisms evolving to evade them? |
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By *hirleyMan
over a year ago
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"Does it really matter? We will inevitably be mostly wiped out when another massive rock from space sends us back to the stone age. It's happened countless times before and will happen again."
The last mass extinction was caused by volcanic activity, not an asteroid impact. This similarly to the 4 previous ones if my memory serves me. |
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By *hirleyMan
over a year ago
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"Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed
Decades of overuse of medications and organisms evolving to evade them?"
I want to know what you mean by "overuse" and "evade" |
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"Does it really matter? We will inevitably be mostly wiped out when another massive rock from space sends us back to the stone age. It's happened countless times before and will happen again.
The last mass extinction was caused by volcanic activity, not an asteroid impact. This similarly to the 4 previous ones if my memory serves me."
You're older than you look. 
Winston |
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"Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed
Decades of overuse of medications and organisms evolving to evade them? I want to know what you mean by "overuse" and "evade""
I suspect a basic skim over the problem of antibiotic resistance will give you the answer you need.
The same principles apply to other microbials |
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"Yep like others say,tv program by HBO ….the next walking dead ! Haha
Great show albeit a bit dragged out "
I watched 20 minutes and switched it off.... It looks same as walking dead and I saw too much of that. |
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"Does it really matter? We will inevitably be mostly wiped out when another massive rock from space sends us back to the stone age. It's happened countless times before and will happen again.
The last mass extinction was caused by volcanic activity, not an asteroid impact. This similarly to the 4 previous ones if my memory serves me."
So much better to be killed by molten rock from below than icy space rock from above 
The mounting evidence for a comet impact around 11k to 12.6k years ago(younger dryas event) is slowly looking more likely. It wiped out a lot of species from earth and potentially had the earth human population down to a few thousand. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I suggest you watch " the last of us "
It's based on a video game ( I had no idea ) but it's all about a global fungus turning people into something not human"
Basically another Zombie theme. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You know, the funny thing is cordyceps are seen as a valuable herbal medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, and are thus VERY expensive.
People put them into soups or even simply steep them in hot water and drink the resultant "tea".
A 2016 BBC article put a kilo of cordyceps at USD 20,000.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161125-the-worms-that-cost-20000-a-kilo
By 2021, 1 pound of the same stuff (slightly less than 500g) can go for USD 63,000!
https://www.businessinsider.com/caterpillar-fungus-expensive-most-valuable-parasite-2019-3?r=US&IR=T |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
Youv been watching the last of us then ... Haven't you?
Probably true. People in the west don't want to take advice...if you say no, the auto response is, you can't tell me that. I have rights etc
Anyway, if you want some sci-fi dooms day stay, I suggest watching the strain (Disney have it or any other dodgy box site |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
must be linked to climate change !
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
must be linked to climate change !
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
Fungus has never been a more wonderfully enormous threat to big pharma, if that's what you mean  |
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"Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed "
Fungal infections are a lot more subtle than people turning into giant walking mushrooms. Half the skin conditions that humans get are actually fungus things. Anyone who doesn't have access to clean washing water and dry clothing will eventually get fungal infections. In the first world war huge numbers of soldiers lost limbs or died because of their flesh being eaten away and rotting.
Fungal infections are actually incredibly hard to kill off totally, as there are very few treatments that will destroy fungus cells that do not also destroy animal tissue - I think there are only about three known anti-fungal chemicals that can safely be applied to humans, and even those are toxic if over used. This is why something as simple as athletes foot is a bitch to get totally rid of.
Mostly funguses co-exist with humans, have done with the animal kingdom for millions of years, rotting bits of the body around the edges but generally not causing any major damage. However in humans with severely damaged immune systems - such as those with advanced AIDS, or potentially those who have had repeated and frequent other types of viral infection - even athletes foot or thrush can be fatal conditions. |
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By *hirleyMan
over a year ago
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"Since fungi has been around for nearly all the habitable lifespan of earth, I fail to see how it would 'choose' now to demolish other organisms, especially as those organisms feed it and keep it.
More information needed
Fungal infections are a lot more subtle than people turning into giant walking mushrooms. Half the skin conditions that humans get are actually fungus things. Anyone who doesn't have access to clean washing water and dry clothing will eventually get fungal infections. In the first world war huge numbers of soldiers lost limbs or died because of their flesh being eaten away and rotting.
Fungal infections are actually incredibly hard to kill off totally, as there are very few treatments that will destroy fungus cells that do not also destroy animal tissue - I think there are only about three known anti-fungal chemicals that can safely be applied to humans, and even those are toxic if over used. This is why something as simple as athletes foot is a bitch to get totally rid of.
Mostly funguses co-exist with humans, have done with the animal kingdom for millions of years, rotting bits of the body around the edges but generally not causing any major damage. However in humans with severely damaged immune systems - such as those with advanced AIDS, or potentially those who have had repeated and frequent other types of viral infection - even athletes foot or thrush can be fatal conditions."
I can see what you're saying, my problem with the idea that a fungal growth is going to cause mass infections to humans is just not likely. Ecosystems are in balance with each other and that's how it's always been, most definitely in the case of fungi. |
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By *EloveMan
over a year ago
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Well they were in balance until labs leak ,ahem ,and we blame animals markets. Deplatformed if we express otherwise. Until the evidence kicks in.
Sorry off topic, weres my tin hat, hold on I leave |
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"Does it really matter? We will inevitably be mostly wiped out when another massive rock from space sends us back to the stone age. It's happened countless times before and will happen again.
The last mass extinction was caused by volcanic activity, not an asteroid impact. This similarly to the 4 previous ones if my memory serves me."
Science has speculated that an asteroid hit hard enough to cause volcanic activity and melt the icecaps.
The jury is out. |
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"I dont know much about it, but I heard that apparently experts are saying that a super fungus could be the next global threat, it didnt say so much more about it, do you know more about it? It sounds more like a scifi movie doesnt it?"
Not heard anything but could be a massive athletes foot outbreak.
When I say massive, I mean the outbreak not just people with size 22 feet, like a yeti. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have a read and sleep tonight.
BBC News - The Last of Us: Could a fungal pandemic turn us all into zombies?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64402102"
The BBC? are you for fucking real,the biggest scaremongering media platform on the planet, their coverage of the covid outbreak was nothing short of criminal |
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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago
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"Have a read and sleep tonight.
BBC News - The Last of Us: Could a fungal pandemic turn us all into zombies?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64402102
The BBC? are you for fucking real,the biggest scaremongering media platform on the planet, their coverage of the covid outbreak was nothing short of criminal "
Keep up... |
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