It was most likely a type of pneumonia caused by the foreign bodies in the
lungs and not some sort of sci-fi "attack of the killer fungus" or a
cancerous condition. g There are all kinds of fungal induced pneumonia's
on medical record.

- Andrew


"George" wrote in message
...
Seems far-fetched, given that fungi feeding on wood are not likely to
evolve
quickly enough to feed on tissue.

Though most human diseases trace to zoonoses, cross-kingdom has to be very
rare.

"Carl Abrams" wrote in message
news:X6AWb.10416$_44.12989@attbi_s52...
No, but one of our members who is an MD had a friend who was a turner
that
died from fungus in his lungs that seems to have come from turning
spalted
woods.