Fears LA wildfires could spread deadly fungi – would it be like The Last of Us?

Most fungi don’t handle the heat all too well – for now, at least (Picture: Getty/AP)

As the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles’ history continue to raze California, there’s a chance something else could be spreading without anyone realising it.

Fungus spores.

In HBO’s post-apocalyptic zombie thriller The Last of Us, a mutated version of a real-world fungus has infected humans and turned them into zombielike beings covered in mushrooms.

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