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Once-Rare Fungal Diseases Are Killing Millions in an Unprepared World


When most people think of dangerous infections, they picture bacteria or viruses. But for infectious disease specialists like Peter Chin-Hong, one of the most insidious threats lurking in hospitals and clinics today is fungal.

A surgical team attend to a patient suffering from black fungus, in Rajasthan, India. Photographer: Rebecca Conway/Getty Images

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