The Last of Us Season 2 expands on the Cordyceps brain infection, addressing criticism. Stalkers introduced in Season 2 are portrayed as a genuine threat, evolving beyond the games. Cordyceps ...

It's clear that Cordyceps is exactly what the epidemiologist from the opening feared: a parasitical fungal infection in the brain that turns humans into zombified hosts, whose only goal is to ...

That’s because it is: Cordyceps Brain Infection (CBI) has overtaken the planet in The Last of Us (and The Last of Us Part 2). But the fungus that inspired the game really exists — and it’s ...

In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the Cordyceps brain infection, which turns humans into terrifying zombie-like creatures called Clickers. The idea was used for HBO’s ...

Still, though, in "The Last of Us," a world in which the majority of the population has been turned into killer monsters by a Cordyceps brain infection, people are still the main threat.

On September 26, 2013, the Cordyceps brain infection reached critical mass, manifesting in all people without discrimination. The fungus, which had previously been unable to survive in the human ...

Molds and yeast on human bodies and in the air are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment. Experts say the microbes are fueling the next superbug crisis.

They have existed with the cordyceps brain infection for a prolonged time, before mutating into something much more dangerous. Clickers have lost their vision due to the mutations from the virus ...

Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) in 'The Last of Us' Season 1 Max The Last of Us returns to HBO and Max Sunday for a seven-episode second season based on the videogame.