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'The Last Of Us' made us wonder: Could a deadly fungus really cause a pandemic?

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The premise of <em>The Last of Us</em> is that the cordyceps fungus turns people into creatures that do the fungus's bidding. (HBO Max/Screenshot by NPR)
The premise of The Last of Us is that the cordyceps fungus turns people into creatures that do the fungus's bidding. (HBO Max/Screenshot by NPR)

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