Silver Leaf Disease News

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Unprecedented Case: Human Infected by Plant Fungus

In what is believed to be the first reported case of its kind, a 61-year-old mycologist in India contracted a serious case of silver leaf disease caused by the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum. The infection, which typically affects plants, manifested in the man's throat, causing symptoms such as coughing, hoarse voice, and difficulty swallowing. The case highlights the potential for pathogens to cross kingdoms and infect humans, and the challenges in developing vaccines and therapies for fungal infections. The patient's infection was successfully treated with antifungal medication, and he remained infection-free after two years of follow-up.

via ScienceAlert|

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Plant fungus infects Kolkata man in probable world first.

A 61-year-old Kolkata researcher who worked with decaying materials, mushrooms and various other plant fungi was infected by a plant fungus, possibly the world's first reported case of a plant fungus infecting a human. The fungus, chondrostereum purpureum, is known to cause "silver leaf disease" in plants. The researcher was treated at a city hospital and has since recovered. The doctors involved said that the emergence of new pathogenic fungi has opened a potential Pandora's Box of new fungal infections.

via Times of India|

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Plant Fungus Infects Man in Kolkata in Probable World First

A 61-year-old Kolkata researcher who worked with decaying materials, mushrooms and various other plant fungi was infected by a plant fungus, possibly the world's first reported case of a plant fungus infecting a human. The fungus, chondrostereum purpureum, is known to cause "silver leaf disease" in plants. The researcher was treated at a city hospital and has since recovered. The doctors involved said that the emergence of new pathogenic fungi has opened a potential Pandora's Box of new fungal infections.

via Times of India|

#health #kolkata #medical-mycology

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World's First Case of Human Infection by Killer Plant Fungus Reported in India

A 61-year-old Indian mycologist appears to have contracted a serious case of silver leaf disease caused by the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum in his own throat, providing a rare example of a pathogen seemingly making an enormous leap across entire kingdoms in the tree of life. This is the first reported case of its kind, and it is unclear how the infection occurred. Fungal diseases pose a significant risk, and similarities in fungal and animal biochemistry make the design of suitable vaccines and therapies that can prevent or manage infection a real challenge.

via ScienceAlert|

#fungal-disease #health #human-infection

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Killer plant fungus infects and kills human in world-first case.

A 61-year-old Indian mushroom hunter has caught a fungal disease deadly to plants in a world-first case. The fungus causes silver leaf disease in plants, which is spread by airborne spores and turns plants' leaves the metallic colour before slowly killing them. The man was given two courses of antifungal medication for two months. It is thought he got infected while carrying out research as a plant mycologist, which involves working directly with moulds, yeast and mushrooms. The case 'raises serious questions' because it proves the infection can affect both 'healthy as well as immunocompromised individuals', they warned.

via Daily Mail|

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