India News: NEW DELHI: Doctors have warned that a white fungus infection could be just as fatal as mucormycosis, or black fungus, if it finds a passage to the lun.
Synopsis
Though no case of white fungal infection in Covid patients has been reported in Patna, white fungus (Candida and Aspergillus) reaching the lungs could pose a new challenge.
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Hot and humid environment, diabetic condition and staying on oxygen support for long were the main causes of black and white fungal infection, say experts.
Doctors are now sounding alarm over a white fungus infection, that could be just as fatal as mucormycosis, or black fungus - which has now been declared an epidemic in some states.
If it finds a passage to the lungs in immuno-compromised people, including Covid patients and those who have recovered from it, it could be fatal, doctors have said. Children and women are more at risk of contracting the fungal infection.