Coronavirus in India Latest Update Live: India reports 43,654 new Covid-19 cases, 640 deaths; active cases surge to 3,99,436

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Out of the 22 districts witnessing Covid surge, seven are in Kerala, two in Maharashtra, and the rest are spread across the Northeast. Coronavirus Third Wave India Live Update, Coronavirus Statistics India Live News: The Covid-19 crisis in India is improving. Daily cases have fallen sharply from the peak of the second wave during April … Read more

Black fungus: Patients opt for leech therapy; All you need to know

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Leech therapy is an Ayurvedic practice that relies on a blood purification process to let out the toxic blood from the body. There has been an alarming number of mucormycosis or black fungus cases in active and recovered Covid-19 patients. In May, the Centre had even asked all states to notify the disease as an … Read more

Coronavirus in India Latest Update Live: India logs 39,361 new Covid-19 cases, 416 deaths; Curfew extended in South Goa district till August 2; check guidelines

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The Delhi government has further relaxed Covid restrictions. Delhi Metro has been allowed to operate with 100% seating capacity from today. Coronavirus Third Wave India Live Update, Coronavirus Statistics India Live News: India has been reporting below 50,000 new Coronavirus infections for the past month. The Covid-19 situation has improved since March and April when … Read more

Court rejects bail application of accused in Black Fungus injection case – ET HealthWorld

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Kanpur: Special judge, Drugs and Cosmetic Act court, Kanpur Nagar Vikas Goel on Monday rejected the bail application of accused Madhuram Bajpai alias Sumant, who has been charged for black marketing of counterfeit Liposomal Amphotericin B Injection Brand Amphinex injection used in the treatment of Black Fungus. The accused claimed in his bail application that … Read more

Black Fungus- An epidemic India is facing in this pandemic of Covid 19

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Symptoms of Black Fungus are excessive runny nose, swelling and pain in the eyes, eyelid loss and blurred vision, dark spots around the nose and eyesight completely gone. (Image credit: Umesh Goswami) Dr Sanjay Agrawal, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Ahmedabad   Black Fungus or Mucormycosis is a disease that is considered separate from Corona. The Black Fungus … Read more

PGIMER, Chandigarh conducts first evidence-based mucormycosis study; finds direct link of fungal infection with steroids and diabetes

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Study found that on average it took 18 days after Covid-infection for a patient to be diagnoses with CAM Even when the country witnessed a declining trend of Covid-19 cases, the threat of Mucormycosis or black fungus mostly for recovered patients is looming large on the healthcare system. With 20, 000 cases and a trail … Read more

Mucormycosis or Black Fungus: Doctors explain causes, symptoms, treatment and precautionary measures

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The severity of the situation can be understood from the fact that the drug used to treat this infection is in shortage in the country Black fungus infection: Cases of black fungus infection, called mucormycosis, are rapidly increasing in the country, especially among patients who have been infected with COVID-19. The situation is worsening across … Read more

COVID-19: As cases of black fungus rise, here’s everything to know about the shortage of treatment drug

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The treatment of the infection using Amphotericin can go for 4 to 6 weeks. Black fungus infection: India has been reporting an increasing number of black fungus cases from several states, and about 9,000 cases have been reported so far. However, amid this rise in cases, the primary drug used to treat the mucormycosis fungal … Read more

Mucormycosis: As India struggles with Black Fungus, doctors say Methylene Blue can be a solution, demand detailed study on priority

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Mold-tainted humidifier and oxygen piper are also to blame for cases of Black Fungus. (Photo Source: PTI) Black Fungus: As India is in the middle of the second coronavirus wave, it is facing another challenge in the form of mucormycosis, commonly referred to as Black Fungus. The cases of mucormycosis in Covid-19 positive patients are … Read more

Mucormycosis: India has over 8,800 black fungus cases, says Union minister Sadananda Gowda

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“After a detailed review of rising no. of cases of #Mucormycosis in various states, a total of 23,680 additional vials of #Amphotericin- B have been allocated to all States/UTs today,” Gowda, who is minister of chemicals and fertilisers, tweeted. There are 8,848 cases of mucormycosis or “black fungus” infection across the country, Union minister Sadananda … Read more