Hyderabad: A doctor treats a Black Fungus infected patient at Mucormycosis ward of government ENT hospital in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: The coronavirus has raised its ugly head once again. With the pandemic raging with much greater intensity in India, deaths due to black fungus or mucormycosis in several parts of the country are also on the rise.
The government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or black fungus in Covid-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) last week had said that doctors treating Covid-19 patients, diabetics and those with compromised immune systems should watch for early symptoms including sinus pain or nasal blockage on one side of the face, one-sided headache, swelling or numbness, toothache and loosening of teeth.
India: Misguided Covid-19 advice triggers fungal disease
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Several Covid patients known to experiment with drugs suggested by friends or strangers on social media.
Unregulated use of drugs at home, absence of blood sugar surveillance and widespread use of ‘medicines’, which are ‘prescribed’ on social media by friends and relatives are the main factors for the surge in mucormycosis during the ongoing Covid pandemic in India, say doctors.
Medical experts cite how several Covid patients ‘experimented’ with drugs that were suggested to them by friends or even strangers on social media, which ultimately triggers off the fungal disease, normally acquired by patients in hospitals.
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