Original version

BBC World Service Australasia

Discovery

Documentaries

Factual: Science & Nature

Factual: Science & Nature: Science & Technology

p0dyq9zj.jpg

No Master Brand

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC Afghan Radio

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

Discovery: Fungal pandemic threat

Magazines & Reviews

Fungal Pandemic Threat

29/05/2023 GMT

Fungal pandemic threat

BBC World Service - Discovery, Fungal pandemic threat

Why invasive fungal infections are on the rise and a potential pandemic could be a threat

Why invasive fungal infections are on the rise and a potential pandemic should not be dismissed

We are familiar with fungal infections like Thrush and Athlete’s Foot, but fungal diseases that can kill are on the increase. The World Health Organisation is so concerned that it has published its first ever list of life threatening fungi. James Gallagher hears stories of hospitals being shut down, a ruined honeymoon and fungal infections that consume human tissue leaving terrible disfigurement. Add to that The Last of Us, a hit video game turned TV series where a parasitic fungus manipulating the brains of ants has jumped to people. Sounds fanciful but while this particular fungus could not cross from ants to humans, Dr Neil Stone explains why invasive fungal infections are on the rise and a potential pandemic should not be dismissed.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Discovery

Fungal pandemic threat

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Australasia

About BBC World Service