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Essentially, the body’s extreme response to an often minor bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitical infection.—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026 Snow Mold Is Lurking In areas of the country where snow remains on the ground for much of the winter, snow mold, a fungal lawn disease, can develop.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026 But mostly they are found in soil and feed on algae, fungal, plant roots and decaying organic matter.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … SILENT SPREAD — Emerging fungal STD spreads throughout state as experts issue warning.—FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fungal