Please Note: This episode may not be suitable for the squeamish or for small children.

For anyone who has ever wondered, “Is Athlete’s Foot the Only Fungus That Lives on People?”

Fungi aren’t limited to soil and compost. Like bacteria, fungi are found in every corner of the human body – from the skin to the gut. In this episode, Izzie reviews a study from September 2016 that implicated a fungus in Crohn’s disease, then works her way through the human body, checking out which microbes are helping and which are causing problems.

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