Parasitic Fungus

This week's episode is infectious, but in a good way. Join us as we discuss fungus that will starve you, rot out your face, or make insects heads explode.  Sources: https://www.etymonline.com/word/parasite https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=fungus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus https://phobia.wikia.org/wiki/Mycophobia http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150202-six-bizarre-things-about-fungi https://www.toptenz.net/10-surprising-facts-about-fungi.php https://www.quora.com/Can-mushrooms-grow-in-the-lungs https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/twenty-fascinating-facts-about-fungi/Content?oid=2646932 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6379264/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167295 https://www.npr.org/2011/10/09/141164173/caterpillar-fungus-the-viagra-of-the-himalayas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotism https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_population_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytophthora_infestans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gros_Michel_banana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucormycosis https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/69220/fungus-kills-its-victims-and-makes-them-more-attractive https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/587052/psychotropic-fungus-eating-away-cicadas-genitalia-and-boosting-their-sex-drive https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/how-the-zombie-fungus-takes-over-ants-bodies-to-control-their-minds/545864/ https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-is-ringworm-contagious