Fungi can't make people into zombies like some shrooms do with ants. But between a warming climate and decreasing human body temperature... Well, be very afraid.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fungi-humans-zombies-last-of-us-science
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Fungi don’t turn humans into zombies. But The Last of Us gets some science right

Fungi like those in the post-apocalyptic TV show are real. But humans’ body temperature and brain chemistry may protect us from zombifying fungi.

Science News
@rnf My understanding is that there are many ways of altering human behavior. Cats may spread viruses which alter human behavior to show affection. We're scratching the surface of this.