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A light micrograph of a mature sporangium of a mucor fungus. India is seeing a rise in cases of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.
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It's called the "black fungus," and it can be deadly. It's also adding to India's growing COVID-19 woes at the moment.
On Sunday, the Indian Council of Medical Research and India's Health Ministry issued an advisory calling for better awareness, screening and management of mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection.
The symptoms of mucormycosis are mild at first and can often be missed in the initial stages.