First ever case of human being struck down by killer plant fungus

An Indian mushroom hunter has caught a fungal disease deadly to plants in a world-first case.

The 61-year-old sought help after suffering from flu-like symptoms and difficulty swallowing for three months.

Baffled doctors carried out scans that showed he had an abscess in his windpipe. 

Surgeons drained the pus and sent samples to a lab, which revealed he had caught chondrostereum purpureum.