http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/fugly_fungus A nasty fungus that is usually found in tropical climates is living up on Canada's West Coast, potentially infecting anyone who breathes it in. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health warning after a 51-year-old Danish visitor contracted the life-threatening fungal infection on Vancouver Island. Doctors in Denmark found clumps of the fungus growing in the man's chest. (Eeeeeeee!) Cryptococcus gattii, a microscopic pathogen, was first identified on Vancouver Island in 2001. Some believe that global warming and climate change have enabled the one-celled organism to thrive on the island.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:57:09 -0800 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:34:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss But it's snowing in Chicago! And New York! Climate change is a hoax!

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/fugly_fungus#c634251 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/fugly_fungus#c634251 Life Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:39:34 -0800 I would be more worried about this if humanity hadn't already been wiped out in that big "flesh-eating virus" outbreak a few years ago.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/fugly_fungus#c634305 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/fugly_fungus#c634305 Life Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:35:44 -0800 God I hope it doesn't migrate to the Olympics

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