DEADLY AIRBORNE FUNGUS ATTACKS NORTHWEST

It’s no sci-fi movie.  There is a killer fungus that’s been identified and studied at Duke University.  All 21 cases  broke out in the Northwest.  The fungus is called ‘cryptococcus gattii’, and 6 out of those 21 cases ended in death.  Researchers say the new fungus attacks otherwise healthy people, as opposed to most fungi which attack those with weak immune systems.  The disease has also attacked dozens of Northwest dogs and cats.  Health care professionals have been notified to be on the alert.

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