1st person infected with rose fungus disease recovers

The first human to be infected with a deadly plant fungus has made a full recovery after two years of treatment, The post of Jerusalem announced April 2.

The 61-year-old man from India acquired Chondrosterium purple in his work as a plant mycologist working with decaying organic matter. He was taken to hospital after three months of flu-like symptoms, difficulty swallowing and anorexia. The fungus was only identified after doctors performed sequencing, according to a case study in Medical Mycology Case Reports.

Chondrosterium purple causes a fungal disease called Silver Leaf, which often attacks species in the rose family, according to the report.