Sunday, April 25, 2010

Death by Fungus is not "Fungicide," although, maybe it should be..

Potentially deadly fungus spreading in US, Canada. Excerpts:

A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, researchers reported on Thursday.

The airborne fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, usually only infects transplant and AIDS patients and people with otherwise compromised immune systems, but the new strain is genetically different, the researchers said.

"This novel fungus is worrisome because it appears to be a threat to otherwise healthy people," said Edmond Byrnes of Duke University in North Carolina, who led the study.

And:

The spore-forming fungus can cause symptoms in people and animals two weeks or more after exposure. They include a cough that lasts for weeks, sharp chest pain, shortness of breath, headache, fever, nighttime sweats and weight loss.

And:

Freezing can kill the fungus and climate change may be helping it spread, the researchers said.

Climate change? Haven't enough billions been thrown at that problem for you to forget about it, already? Awesome. Fake Global Climate Change may be spreading a very real, very deadly fungus.

Global Climate Change is not caused entirely by human consumption. Just a HUGE portion of it. HUGE. Really Big. Big, big portion. A Lot caused by humans.

I'm not ruling out solar changes, solar system changes(Brown dwarf, binary twin, Supernova 1987 A, Planet X), increased volcanism, etc.. But to deny that almost 7 billion eating, shitting, and consuming entities have neglible effect on the systemic global health of the planet? Apologies to your sensitivities upfront, but You're a Fucking Idiot.

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