New studies of the Cryptococcus Gattii fungus are leading to increased awareness of the disease, which can be dangerous to anyone but it is largely only a life-or-death concern for those with weak immune systems.
Some media outlets around America are naming the Cryptococcus Gattii fungus as “deadly” and “killer” but how severe, in fact, is this disease? Time magazine has posted headlines describing the fungus as a “killer” while ABC News, conversely, is stating the media attention Cryptococcus getting is “overblown.”
