turchin comments on Roadmap: Plan of Action to Prevent Human Extinction Risks - Less Wrong Discussion
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I meant the fungi which kill humans...
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.