What is 'black fungus'? The deadly infection afflicting COVID-19 patients in India

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As the pandemic continues to rage in India, the country’s overburdened health-care system is also dealing with the emergence of a potentially fatal fungal infection afflicting COVID-19 patients. So, what is ‘black fungus’ and what is causing it?

Cowen said mucormycosis or “black fungus” can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on where the infection occurs.

More serious symptoms include blackening or discolouration of the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties, and coughing up blood. While there have been reports of mucormycosis in countries such as U.K., U.S., France, Austria, Brazil, and Mexico during the pandemic, Cowen said India is experiencing more cases for several reasons.

Finally, to make matters worse, Cowen said the use of steroid treatments, such as dexamethasone, for COVID-19 may actually trigger the development of mucormycosis in these patients. Cowen said mucormycosis often develops after a COVID-19 patient, usually one with diabetes, has undergone steroidal treatment for the disease.Cowen said it’s very difficult to treat fungal infections like mucormycosis and there isn’t any vaccine for it.

 

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Black Fungus is a rare fungal infection caused by molds that live in the environment called mucormycetes, it affects people who already have health problems or take medicines that lower the body's ability to fight germs. Everything is Covid to the fear porn media

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