Crystal Meth Makes Brain Susceptible To Deadly Harm Via Bacterial Lung Infection

... their immune systems are strong enough to eradicate the disease. Immunocompromised individuals, namely those with HIV/AIDS, suffer the brunt of the fungus, which starts in the lung but often moves to the brain where it causes life-threatening ...

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