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    Kolkata man is world’s first human to be infected by killer plant fungus

    A 61-year-old man from Kolkata became the first victim of a potentially deadly fungal infection caused by plants. The patient who is a plant mycologist, has been working closely with plants, mushrooms, and fungi for a long time. He visited the hospital located in Kolkata with complaints of hoarseness of voice, cough, fatigue, recurrent pharyngitis, sore throat, difficulty in swallowing, and anorexia for […] More