Tags: fungal infections
It starts out with a cough and slightly slurred speech. Then come the muscle spasms and dramatic mood shifts.
In HBO’s hit show “The Last of Us,” these are the beginning signs that a human has contracted a fungal infection that turns people into zombies and rips through the fabric of modern society.
The premise may sound improbable, but it is based on a very real fungus that really does infect brains and bodies, turning its victims into mindless…