"Rare Plant Fungus Infects Human for First Time in History"

A fungus that usually infects plants has infected a human host, putting root-like filaments into his body. The Indian mycologist is the first reported case of the human infection of the plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum. The worsening of global warming and other civilization activities opens Pandora's Box for newer fungal diseases. The human body has a large number of natural defense mechanisms to ward off invading fungal pathogens, but not everybody is on the same playing field. The case should motivate us to study how these fungi can jump from infecting plants to humans.