India is battling a fatal fungal infection, which affects the Covid-19 patients or those who have recovered from the disease amid a coronavirus surge that has driven the country’s fatalities to nearly 300,000.
The life-threatening condition, known as mucormycosis, also known as “black fungus,” is relatively rare but doctors suspect that the sudden increase in the infection could further complicate India’s fight against the pandemic. India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with almost half occurring in the past two months.
Mucormycosis is caused by exposure to mucor mold, which is commonly found in soil, air, and even in the nose and mucus of humans. It spreads through the respiratory tract and erodes facial structures. Sometimes, doctors have to surgically remove the eye to stop the infection from reaching the brain.
While experts have said that daily Covid-19 cases in India, which had been rising steeply, may finally be slowing, there are some early indications that mucormycosis, is fast becoming a cause of worry.
India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. India’s confirmed fatalities have reached 299,266, as per the recent statistics.
The life-threatening condition, known as mucormycosis, also known as “black fungus,” is relatively rare but doctors suspect that the sudden increase in the infection could further complicate India’s fight against the pandemic. India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with almost half occurring in the past two months.
Mucormycosis is caused by exposure to mucor mold, which is commonly found in soil, air, and even in the nose and mucus of humans. It spreads through the respiratory tract and erodes facial structures. Sometimes, doctors have to surgically remove the eye to stop the infection from reaching the brain.
While experts have said that daily Covid-19 cases in India, which had been rising steeply, may finally be slowing, there are some early indications that mucormycosis, is fast becoming a cause of worry.
India has reported more than 26 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus since the pandemic began. India’s confirmed fatalities have reached 299,266, as per the recent statistics.
