In recent days, three people who swam at the Kinneret experienced severe inflammation and scarring of the cornea.
Many people died after visiting King Tut's tomb in Egypt. What exactly happened, and how does it involve the Aspergillus fungus?
The study also showed that the fungi have stronger communication shortly after heavy rainfall.
Chondrostereum purpureum causes a fungal disease called Silver Leaf which most attacks species of the rose family.
Although it was initially limited primarily to the New York City and Chicago metropolitan areas, Candida auris has now been detected in more than half of US states.