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In the past few weeks, the internet has exploded with news of an unfortunate piper who died from a disease called "bagpipe lung." My inbox was inundated with messages from friends around the world who wanted to warn me of a silent, hidden killer lurking within my pipe bag. The headlines have been quite alarming: Mold and fungi lurking in instrument blamed for death of bagpipe player 'Bagpipe lung' death prompts doctors' warning to musicians Wind musicians warned over hygiene as fatal case of 'bagpipe lung' reported 'Bagpipe lung' fungi kill piper, doctors say He withered away for 7 years. Doctors didn’t realize his passion was killing him Beware of Bagpipes? As you would expect, there's been some worry in the piping world about this story. But is 'fatal bagpipe lung' really a thing? Is this something we should worry about? Should we chuck the pipes and take up the ukulele instead? Or is this ...