A cat fungus survives 10 weeks on steel and can hide for three years (sciencenews.org)
Unlike other dimorphic fungi, this one spreads in its yeast form, persisting on stainless steel for 10 weeks against Candida's 48 hours. A UK family developed symptoms three years after leaving Brazil.
A CDC adviser's word "ginormous" set the thread arguing over scale, until a vet's partner in Porto Alegre reported new cases weekly and 100% lethality in untreated strays.
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