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A deadly fungus that can infect cats and people is spreading
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cm0002 mander.xyz cm0002@mander.xyz
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TacoButtPlug sh.itjust.works TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works
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oh hell no

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Mnem667 Member Joined: 2026-05-04
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Two members of a family who moved from Brazil to the United Kingdom developed the disease three years after the move, health authorities reported in 2022.

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workerONE lemmy.world workerONE@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
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I listened to a Radiolab show that said people's body temperature has been dropping by about .05 F every decade and funguses can live in temperatures just below 98.6. If the trend continues we could have a big problem

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lath piefed.social lath@piefed.social
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This is what happens when fun Gus is no longer having fun.

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LeFrog discuss.tchncs.de LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Poor cat :(

Having only indoor cats kind of minimizes the risk for infection, I suppose?

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tedd_deireadh piefed.social tedd_deireadh@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-10
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I listened to a Radiolab show that said people's body temperature has been dropping by about .05 F every decade and funguses can live in temperatures just below 98.6. If the trend continues we could have a big problem

That's interesting. Why is body temp dropping?

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Beehaw_Girl beehaw.org Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org
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A deadly fungus is spreading that can infect cats & people.

Because otherwise it's difficult to interpret the way it was written. People is spreading??

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Manjushri piefed.social Manjushri@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-09-29
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Poor cat :( Having only indoor cats kind of minimizes the risk for infection, I suppose?

It should, but it would depend on how it can spread. You might be able to track it into your house by walking through something outside and then wearing those shoes in the house. We have chickens and, since cats are vulnerable to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), I always take my shoes off in our mud-room were the cats are not allowed. I want to minimize the chance that my indoor cats might be exposed to it.

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