The Last of Us and the Question of a Fungal Pandemic in Real Life.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pappas, Georgios; Vrioni, Georgia
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases. Mar2024, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p595-598. 4p.
- Subject
- *PANDEMICS
*MYCOSES
*PUBLIC opinion
*TELEVISION series
- Language
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
The television series The Last of Us imagines a postapocalyptic world ravaged by a fungal pandemic caused by a Cordyceps species. We evaluate whether a fungal pandemic is possible (and reasons behind its current improbability). We further discuss the series' effect on public perception of fungi, fungal infections, and pandemic response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]