As many as 49 persons have died in `man-animal conflicts in the district since the start of the year, said a senior forest official of Chandrapur Circle. The district is home to the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
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A doctor performs surgery to remove mucormycosis from a patient at Swaroop Rani hospital (Getty)
When the coronavirus pandemic tore through India this year, its ferocity killed tens of thousands of people. But thousands of those who survived were soon back in hospitals with an ominous fungal infection called mucormycosis.
The complaints ranged from a blurring of vision to droopy eyelids or discharge from the nose. At high risk were diabetic people or those with very weak immune systems. In many cases, the only treatment is the removal of the fungus from the infected area – and that area is often the eye.
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Published June 22. 2021 8:51PM
Ronny Sen and Niha Masih, The Washington Post
When the coronavirus pandemic tore through India this year, its ferocity killed tens of thousands of people. But thousands of those who survived were soon back in hospitals with an ominous fungal infection called mucormycosis.