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CHENNAI: Hospitals in Tamil Nadu have started reporting incidents of the rare but serious fungal infection known as mucormycosis and colloquially as black fungus . Developing a standard protocol for steroid use in Covid treatment, management of diabetes during and after treatment and stocking of antifungal drugs may prevent the situation from getting out of control, say experts.
While there are no official figures on the number of cases in the country, some states like Rajasthan have declared black fungus as an epidemic and Puducherry alone has reported at least a dozen cases. The condition is being detected relatively frequently among Covid-19 patients in several states across India.
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Govind Rao, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology, has been developing a low-cost solution to improve the care of babies born prematurely.
A standard incubator found in a newborn intensive care unit costs between $1,500 and $35,000 beyond the means of many hospitals in low- and middle-income countries. Public impact research initiated by Rao and UMBC students has culminated in the successful clinical trial of an incubator that costs only $200.
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Photo by Marlayna Demond 11 for UMBC. This will be a game-changer, says Rajeev Seth, managing trustee of BUDS, a nonprofit that advocates for the health and welfare of children in India.
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