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Fungal attack: Everything you need to know about India’s ‘black fungus’ and similar pathogens Doctors say mucormycosis has been detected more frequently than usual in India, with fears it is linked to Covid drugs. What’s going on? 10 May 2021 • 5:59pm A nurse rests in a makeshift ward at an emergency Covid-19 care center  Credit:  T. Narayan/Bloomberg There are concerning reports emerging from India that an aggressive flesh-eating “black fungal” infection is maiming Covid-19 patients and survivors, attacking their noses, eyes and sometimes brains.  Doctors have warned that the rare condition, called mucormycosis, has been detected far more frequently than usual in hospitals across the country, with some fears that it is linked to Covid-19 treatments. So what’s going on?

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