black fungus disease

As cases increase, Centre asks state governments to report all Black Fungus cases

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Warning against loosening guard against Covid-19 pandemic, he further said that people should wear double face masks as the Black Fungus infection might spread from construction sites. (Credit: The Indian Express) With several states reporting a large number of Coronavirus patients suffering from supplementary fungal infection mucormycosis, the central government has asked the state governments … Read more

Black Fungus aka Mucormycosis: A doctor explains everything about the deadly infection

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Mucormycosis is not black fungus. Medically, black fungi are a type of yeast which have black melanin pigment in walls. In recent days, there has been an increase in the detection of a rare but deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis or, more colloquially, “black fungus” in the Covid-19 patients. It appears in the skin and also … Read more