Rajasthan declares ‘black fungus’ an epidemic
May 19, 2021
× With different States expressing concerns over black fungus or Mucormycosis, Rajasthan has declared it an “epidemic”.
With about 100 cases of the fungal infection being reported, the State has notified it as an epidemic under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020, according to a release by State s Principal Health Secretary Akhil Arora. He said the step was taken to ensure integrated and co-ordinated treatment of black fungus and the coronavirus. Doctors treating the infection will be required to inform the government.
On Monday, the State government had issued orders to purchase 2,500 vials of Liposomal amphotericin used to treat black fungus, Health Minister Raghu Sharma said. A separate ward has been made at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur for treating the infected patients .
Doctors treat a black fungus patient at a hospital in Jablapur in Madhya Pradesh. | PTI
The Rajasthan government on Wednesday declared mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, an epidemic in the state, PTI reported.
The fungal infection, which has been found in several coronavirus patients across the country, mostly after they have recovered, involves headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion, and partial loss of vision. The rare infection is caused by a fungus named mucor, which is found on wet surfaces.
Currently, Rajasthan has around 100 black fungus patients and a separate ward has been made at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur for their treatment, the state’s Principal Health Secretary Akhil Arora said. Wednesday’s decision would make “black fungus” a notifiable disease in the state under the Rajasthan Epidemic Act 2020.
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