Black Fungus vs White Fungus vs Yellow Fungus: Know symptoms, causes, treatment and severity of 3 fungal infections
COVID-19 Information: As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday.
Publish Date: Tue, 25 May 2021 06:05 PM IST
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: As the country continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, various deadly fungal infections – namely Black fungus, White fungus and Yellow fungus – are being reported from across the country. As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday. However, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS cautioned people from addressing ‘the same fungus with names of different colours’.
Black, white and yellow fungi all you need to know about symptoms and prevention
Vaamanaa SethiMay 25, 2021, 15:34 IST
BCCL
As India struggles hard with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of new fungal infections have gone up.
The central government has asked all the states to declare black fungus infection as an epidemic.
More than 5,400 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been registered so far in 18 states.Disclaimer: This should not be considered medical advice. Please check with your doctor on medical procedures.
As India struggles hard with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, cases have been registered of these new fungal infections, which can be as deadly as the Coronavirus. Till now, three types of fungal cases have been reported in the country i.e., black, white and yellow.
After black fungus and white fungus, a new fungal infection has been reported in India. This is Yellow fungus. Patients suffering from yellow fungus are lethargy, has low appetite, or no appetite at all and weight loss. Get more India News and Business News on Zee Business.
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