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Panic anyone, but they want folks to be warned. trace gallagher has more. what is this and should people be worried? >> reporter: a headline out of a study at duke university says its deadly and its spreading but dont give it a second thought. its called cryptococcus gattii or c-gatti. it lives in soil and you cant avoid this stuff because its airborne its like you can wash your hand like you did with the flu. they think it was carried from tropical climates into canada. then it made its way int...

Species tends to infect regular people, who dont have aids, who are not on chemotherapy -- you, me, anybody. thats why this is so worrisome. >> is there anything that strikes in your mind a reason those people who are killed by it and those who are not? is there anything? >> there arent enough numbers to say. whats rally worrisome is in 1999 when the cryptococcus started infecting the pacific northwest, it was not a good disease to have but it wasnt as fatal as it appears to be now. >> this thin...

A new deadly strain of an airborne fungus has emerged in oregon. it is being blamed on up to 23 deaths so far. the cryptococcus gattii fungus kills about 25% of people infected. it is spreading into california and washington state. because the fungus is airborne, theres no way to prevent catching it. but you can watch out for the symptoms close to the common cold. they are chronic coughs, headaches, fever, shortness of breath, to name a few. the trial resumes tomorrow for a 22-year-old man acc...

The cryptococcus gattii fungus, as its called, has reportedly killed about 25% of those infected. it is now set to spread into california and washington state. joining us is dr. ira bright with westside medical associates. good morning to you. >> thank you. good morning. >> 1 out of 4 people it will kill? >> it may, but there are only 21 people that reported who have been sick so far so the absolute numbers are still small. however, the whole thing is quite worrisome because of the changes that ...

Today. today, alex, i know you havent been outside in a while. sunny, a beautiful spring day. tomorrow it wont be like that. >> thank you very much, bill karins. well go live to mississippi -- look at the picture there! thank you, bill. there is the proof. in just a few minutes, well get a report from the weather channels mike seidel. for all the latest developments go to weather.com. a newly discovered strain of an airborne fungus has caused several deaths in oregon. it is now spreading int...

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Still. but its a huge jumping point, huge start for me. as long as i was able to help one person, this is all well worth it. >> the multi-million dollar case was the largest ever against the boy scouts. developing new, a new and deadly strain of an airborne fungus has just been discovered in the pacific northwest and its starting to spread. nbcs jeff rossen is following the latest developments for us. jeff, kind after scary story here. where was this fungus discovered? >> reporter: the cdc is ...