The science behind the zombie fungus from 'The Last of Us' - ABC News

The hit HBO series "The Last Of Us" describes a post-pandemic world devastated by a mass outbreak of a "zombie fungus" that infects and takes over the mind of its hosts.
While experts say humans will not turn into zombies from the fungus, the World Health Organization says fungal threat to human health is growing.

When Fungus Controls Ant Behavior

The Last of Us cordyceps fungus takes over an ants body!

When Fungus Controls Ant Behavior

The Last Of Us Zombie Fungus Causes A Pandemic. Could It Happen?

Before 'The Last of Us', an international team charted the threat of killer fungi. This is what they found

The science behind the zombie fungus from 'The Last of Us' - ABC News

🔥 Ophiocordyceps O. Unilateralis, Zombie-Ant Fungus - The ant's infected by fungal spores that grown in the brain, they secrete metabolites that affect the brains CNS. Manipulated it climbs to a proper

Mushroom Monsters! Creating the Fungus Zombies for The Last of Us

The Last Of Us: The science behind the real 'zombie' fungus - and is it an actual threat?, Science & Tech News

The Last Of Us: The science behind the real 'zombie' fungus - and is it an actual threat?, Science & Tech News

The science behind real-life fungus from 'The Last of Us' - Good Morning America

Fungi don't make humans zombies. But The Last of Us gets some science right

HBO's 'Last of Us' gets one thing wrong about its zombie apocalypse