IDF soldier dies from fungal infection contracted in the Gaza Strip

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[–]x0x7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Some how they will make this an excuse to bomb 100 gazans.

[–]neolib 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed:

She indicated that investigations would be conducted to ascertain any link between the fungi and the underground tunnel networks in the area

[–]neolib 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Medical experts exhausted all possible avenues of treatment, including experimental therapies from abroad, but were unable to halt the fungus's progression within the soldier's body, leading to organ failure.

creepy

[–]jet199[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/fungal-disease-climate-change-threat/675515/

[–]jet199[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Did someone mention a black swan event

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I don't think they spread like that. They are probably too big for that.

[–]jet199[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Actual footage

https://media1.tenor.com/m/IwXvjsgH_54AAAAC/the-last-of-us-tess.gif

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It would have been really smart if Hamas actually covered the tunnels in those materials, but probably this kill was just luck for Hamas.