Some real-life fungi are already gruesome, including one that turns ants into zombies. Could it soon jump to humans, an evolution fueled by a warming world? That's the plot of HBO's popular show "The Last of Us."
And while scientists aren't worried about that particular scenario, they say climate change could usher in a new wave of fungal infections in humans.
"Maybe it becomes easier for them to adapt to even higher temperatures and become pathogens in humans,"
said Dr. Thomas Chiller, chief of the Mycotic Disease Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
