▲ 153 ▼ Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Damn is this another climate is too hot so all the diseases are spreading thing? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nottelling@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nah, this is global capitalism blindly moving goods across the planet as quickly and cheaply as possible so all the diseases are spreading thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Looks like both are suspected: "But, with climate change and the human-facilitated spread of rats and other hosts..." permalink fedilink source parent [–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yet we have global security theatre in airports that will fine you and seize stuff to prevent diseases being spread permalink fedilink source parent [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) Just wait until fungus evolves to be perfectly fine living at 98.6°F permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* just wait 'till the Zombie Fungus jumps into humans... *fuck. I just read the article and... : Medicinal potential Ophiocordyceps are known in the pharmaceutical world to be a medically-important group.[7] O. unilateralis fungi produce various known secondary metabolites, as well as several structurally uncharacterised substances. These natural products are reportedly being investigated as potential leads in discovery efforts toward immunomodulatory, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and hypocholesterolemic targets.[24] In an Ophiocordyceps species within Japanese cicadas, the Ophiocordyceps replaces the symbiotic bacteria within the cicadas to help the host process sap as nutrients, unlike other related species, such as the Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which is a traditional immune booster and cancer treatment in Tibetan and Chinese culture.[25] And here I thought releasing the cannibal ants was a bad idea... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Oh they're here, there's plenty of fungus that can live inside us. They've been here a long time though, fungi are aaaaadaptable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nottelling@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nah, this is global capitalism blindly moving goods across the planet as quickly and cheaply as possible so all the diseases are spreading thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Looks like both are suspected: "But, with climate change and the human-facilitated spread of rats and other hosts..." permalink fedilink source parent [–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yet we have global security theatre in airports that will fine you and seize stuff to prevent diseases being spread permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Looks like both are suspected: "But, with climate change and the human-facilitated spread of rats and other hosts..." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Yet we have global security theatre in airports that will fine you and seize stuff to prevent diseases being spread permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children) Just wait until fungus evolves to be perfectly fine living at 98.6°F permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* just wait 'till the Zombie Fungus jumps into humans... *fuck. I just read the article and... : Medicinal potential Ophiocordyceps are known in the pharmaceutical world to be a medically-important group.[7] O. unilateralis fungi produce various known secondary metabolites, as well as several structurally uncharacterised substances. These natural products are reportedly being investigated as potential leads in discovery efforts toward immunomodulatory, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and hypocholesterolemic targets.[24] In an Ophiocordyceps species within Japanese cicadas, the Ophiocordyceps replaces the symbiotic bacteria within the cicadas to help the host process sap as nutrients, unlike other related species, such as the Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which is a traditional immune booster and cancer treatment in Tibetan and Chinese culture.[25] And here I thought releasing the cannibal ants was a bad idea... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Oh they're here, there's plenty of fungus that can live inside us. They've been here a long time though, fungi are aaaaadaptable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* just wait 'till the Zombie Fungus jumps into humans... *fuck. I just read the article and... : Medicinal potential Ophiocordyceps are known in the pharmaceutical world to be a medically-important group.[7] O. unilateralis fungi produce various known secondary metabolites, as well as several structurally uncharacterised substances. These natural products are reportedly being investigated as potential leads in discovery efforts toward immunomodulatory, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and hypocholesterolemic targets.[24] In an Ophiocordyceps species within Japanese cicadas, the Ophiocordyceps replaces the symbiotic bacteria within the cicadas to help the host process sap as nutrients, unlike other related species, such as the Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which is a traditional immune booster and cancer treatment in Tibetan and Chinese culture.[25] And here I thought releasing the cannibal ants was a bad idea... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Oh they're here, there's plenty of fungus that can live inside us. They've been here a long time though, fungi are aaaaadaptable. permalink fedilink source parent