Bella Ramsey in Season 2 of The Last of Us. Liane Hentscher/HBO hide caption
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HBO new hit show The Last of Us takes place in post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a fungal outbreak. Liane Hentscher/HBO hide caption
The science that spawned fungal fears in HBO's 'The Last of Us'
The premise of The Last of Us is that the cordyceps fungus turns people into creatures that do the fungus's bidding. HBO Max/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
'The Last Of Us' made us wonder: Could a deadly fungus really cause a pandemic?
In the video game and HBO show The Last of Us, an infectious fungi turns humans into zombies. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
The Last of Us is a video game that breaks the traditional narrative form of storytelling in games. Naughty Dog hide caption