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Those that are infected transform into zombie-like hosts that exist for the sole purpose of spreading the fungal infection to others.

After consulting her dermatologist, Simpson-Einziger was diagnosed with a temporary fungal infection called Tinea versicolor, which can lighten or darken skin pigmentation as a result of humidity.

Two patients died after contracting the fungal infection while being treated at the hospital.

Valley fever is another global infectious threat — this one a fungal infection – that is gaining a stronghold in the U.S.

Trench foot, a painful fungal infection, was brought on by standing in cold, wet mud for days and nights while wearing field boots.