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by robocat 441 days ago
Google. "systemic mycoses" or "mycosis internal organs". It isn't just the {lungs, skin, mouth, throat, urinary tract} that can grow molds or yeasts.

A few related medical words: Cryptococcal meningitis, Mucormycosis, Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis.

Hopefully your brain is warmer than 34°C - perhaps avoid trusting zombie HBO shows for medical knowledge.

I'm guessing they were riffing on the zombie-ant fungus: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis