The Last of Us‘ video game fans were expecting to see the Cordyceps fungus spread through spores in the air when season on of the TV series hit our screens. After all, that’s how the virus ...

A parasitic fungus illness known as Cordyceps brain infection (abbreviated CBI) causes an epidemic that transforms human beings into the infected monstrous creatures in The Last of Us series and video ...

Instead of spores, the first season primarily used tendrils emerging from infected individuals as the way the cordyceps infection spreads. When asked by Variety (during Season 1’s run ...

Essentially, the Cordyceps fungus doesn’t tend to bug us too much in real life. However, in The Last of Us, a mutated version of the fungus enters human bodies via airborne spores and nestles ...

The popularity of Cordyceps supplements has been on the rise lately, as they are thought to provide various health benefits. Cordyceps, a specific type of fungus, grows on caterpillar larvae in ...

For those that haven’t played The Last of Us video games, spores are a manner of infection separate from the ones previously seen on the show. While humans can be infected by the Cordyceps ...

In season two of The Last of Us, we’ll see Cordyceps spores come into play, offering a deadly new way for the infection to ensnare our favorite characters. At SXSW, showrunners Neil Druckmann ...

Essentially, the Cordyceps fungus doesn’t tend to bug us too much in real life. However, in The Last of Us, a mutated version of the fungus enters human bodies via airborne spores and nestles ...

Warning: This piece contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part II game.

The Last of Us‘ video game fans were expecting to see the Cordyceps fungus spread through spores in the air when season on of the TV series hit our screens. After all, that’s how the virus ...