Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US

just wait 'till the Zombie Fungus jumps into humans...

*fuck. I just read the article and... :

Medicinal potential

Ophiocordyceps are known in the pharmaceutical world to be a medically-important group.[7] O. unilateralis fungi produce various known secondary metabolites, as well as several structurally uncharacterised substances. These natural products are reportedly being investigated as potential leads in discovery efforts toward immunomodulatory, antitumor, hypoglycemic, and hypocholesterolemic targets.[24]

In an Ophiocordyceps species within Japanese cicadas, the Ophiocordyceps replaces the symbiotic bacteria within the cicadas to help the host process sap as nutrients, unlike other related species, such as the Ophiocordyceps sinensis, which is a traditional immune booster and cancer treatment in Tibetan and Chinese culture.[25]

And here I thought releasing the cannibal ants was a bad idea...

Oh they're here, there's plenty of fungus that can live inside us.

They've been here a long time though, fungi are aaaaadaptable.