I really cannot tell. The Irish Famine comes to mind, but surely such things are in the past?.. It’s just not a question that you should ask a non-expert if you, because the trivial answer is of course ‘yes’, but enfolding it takes expertise.
IANAD, but there’s Pneumocystis pneumonia, a really ugly resistant to treatment thing. Don’t know if it’s virulent enough to threaten mankind as a whole.
Edit: but considering that the fungus ‘appears to be present in healthy individuals in general population’ and causes pneumonia if the immune system is weakened, I would not disregard the possibility.
I really cannot tell. The Irish Famine comes to mind, but surely such things are in the past?.. It’s just not a question that you should ask a non-expert if you, because the trivial answer is of course ‘yes’, but enfolding it takes expertise.
I meant the fungi which kill humans…
IANAD, but there’s Pneumocystis pneumonia, a really ugly resistant to treatment thing. Don’t know if it’s virulent enough to threaten mankind as a whole.
Edit: but considering that the fungus ‘appears to be present in healthy individuals in general population’ and causes pneumonia if the immune system is weakened, I would not disregard the possibility.