Romashka comments on Roadmap: Plan of Action to Prevent Human Extinction Risks - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Romashka 08 June 2015 06:05:55PM 1 point [-]

I really cannot tell. The Irish Famine comes to mind, but surely such things are in the past?.. It's just not a question that you should ask a non-expert if you, because the trivial answer is of course 'yes', but enfolding it takes expertise.

Comment author: turchin 08 June 2015 07:49:52PM 0 points [-]

I meant the fungi which kill humans...

Comment author: Romashka 08 June 2015 08:06:53PM *  1 point [-]

IANAD, but there's Pneumocystis pneumonia, a really ugly resistant to treatment thing. Don't know if it's virulent enough to threaten mankind as a whole.

Edit: but considering that the fungus 'appears to be present in healthy individuals in general population' and causes pneumonia if the immune system is weakened, I would not disregard the possibility.