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Scarlet Rot: a biological exploration of Elden Ring's decaying disease
Abraham U. Morales-Primo Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico. Email: aump.puma (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF FromSoftw…
Some mycotoxins found in pollen, such as aflatoxins, ochratoxins, and fumonisins, are known to cause kidney and liver failure, hypersensitivity, muscle pain, respiratory impairment, and, in some cases, neurological symptoms such as difficulty with movement, delirium, or dementia (Kraft et al., 2021; Kostić et al., 2019). This exemplifies how pollen not only acts as an allergen but also as a vector for mycotoxins and a carrier for harmful fungi, potentially mirroring the spread of the Scarlet Rot, as it infiltrates both the environment and living organisms through airborne and contact-based transmission. For instance, infected ants experience spasms and are forced to leave their nests, climbing vegetation and clamping their jaws onto high surfaces to facilitate spore dispersal (de Bekker, 2019).
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