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Covid-19: Fears over sharp rise in diabetes in India

Covid-19: Fears over sharp rise in diabetes in India

India s New Epidemic: Black Fungus Patients Lose Eyes, Nose, Jaw To Infection

India s New Epidemic: ‘Black Fungus’ Patients Lose Eyes, Nose, Jaw To Infection KEY POINTS Doctors believe this infection could be related to the steroid treatments used on COVID-19 patients Health experts believe the figures could be undercounted As India continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a new outbreak of the deadly “black fungus” is causing COVID-19 patients to lose their eyes, nose and jaw. Indian health officials have reported 45,374 cases of this rare infection, called mucormycosis, and more than 4,200 deaths over the last two months. The black fungus is a highly aggressive disease that affects a person’s sinuses, brain and lungs. An anti-fungal injection could fight against the disease. In worse cases, doctors remove the eyes, nose and jaw from patients to prevent the virus from spreading to the brain. 

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