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Covid-19: Deadly black fungus cases add to India s crisis

A deadly fungal infection called mucormycosis is increasingly preying on people in India with immune systems weakened by the coronavirus.

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Fungal disease is emerging among hundreds of COVID-19 patients in India, shows study

Fungal disease is emerging among hundreds of COVID-19 patients in India, shows study Authorities scramble to provide drugs to treat a fungal disease affecting India s COVID-19 patients. A fungal disease called mucormycosis is emerging among hundreds of COVID-19 patients in India, placing further strain on hospitals already at breaking point. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a serious but rare infection caused by a group of moulds called mucormycetes. It usually affects the sinuses or lungs after fungal spores are inhaled from the air but can also occur on the skin after a cut or burn.

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India Discovers Deadly Black Fungus on COVID-19 Patients That Can Lead to Blindness

(Photo : Rebecca Conway/Getty Images) Hospitals Burst At The Seams In India NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 06: Medical staff attend to Covid-positive patients in the ICU ward at the Holy Family hospital on May 06, 2021 in New Delhi, India. India broke a fresh record on Thursday with over 412,000 new cases of Covid-19 as the total number of those infected according to Health Ministry data neared 20 million. The real figure could be up to ten times higher, many health experts say, due to a lack of widespread testing or reporting, and only patients who succumbed in hospitals being counted. Hospitals have begun turning away people suffering from Covid-19, having run out of space for the crushing number of people seeking help.

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Covid-19: A potentially deadly black fungus infection seen in patients in India

How common is it? The condition is very rare – around 500 cases a year were estimated to occur in the US prior to the Covid pandemic, indicates the CDC. Approximately 113 cases occur annually in South Africa, according to a 2019 report published in the Who does it mainly affect? The condition commonly affects people with underlying medical conditions, including those with diabetes, as well as those taking medications that suppress the body s immunity. Cases in India Although mucormycosis is seen throughout the world, an increasing number of Covid patients in India appear to be contracting the infection, According to The Times, citing local news reports, in the western state of Maharashtra (capital Mumbai), 200 Covid patients who had recovered from the disease were being treated for mucormycosis.

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