4. This is Grossery Gang gross food! In search of a humongous fungus Deep inside Malheur National Forest in … Zumwalt, commander of U.S. … Symptoms include pain, redness, and rash and, often, fever, chills, and malaise. Is there really a curse that is lethal to people who opened the king tut's tomb? An interesting aspect of the grasshopper fungus is that as it multiplies within the hopper's body, the fungal infection causes the grasshopper to climb as far as it can get toward the top of a plant stem or stalk where it holds on tenaciously even after death. The death toll continues to rise from COVID-19, even with vaccine efforts underway across the country. This man was affected by a potentially deadly and rare fungus infection, which gave him increasingly painful headaches. Fungal spores are released as the dead grasshopper's body decomposes. The story of Adm. Elmo Zumwalt Jr. and his son has all the makings of a Greek tragedy: courage, love, irony and death. St. Anthony's fire: One of several conditions characterized by intense inflammation of the skin, such as from erysipelas or ergotism. Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo, was a Christian saint and martyr, who died c. 303.He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain.Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christian tradition who are venerated especially as intercessors. Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer.He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. Ergot contains a chemical that makes the sufferers go berserk and causes gangrene of the hands and feet due to constriction of blood supply to the extremities. There's a zombie fungus that basically enslaves ants for its own benefit until it kills them. Erysipelas is a type of spreading hot, bright-red strep skin infection.Ergotism is an intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergotamines from a fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that can contaminate rye and wheat. The fungus contaminated the rye flour used in making bread. This can happen within 48-72 hours of the mom's death. Erysipelas also can cause swelling and blockage of the superficial vessels of the lymphatic system. Wait a minute! —Eunice Villanueva, Facebook. Yum lunch! Erysipelas is an infection of the outer layers of skin caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes. Add a photo to this gallery A list of fictional diseases within the Muppet universe.