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Eyes of three children infected with Black Fungus removed in Mumbai, 16-year-old develops fungus in stomach
Another child, a 16-year-old, who became diabetic a month after recovering from COVID-19, doctors found Black Fungus spreading near her stomach. (Image Source: Reuters/Representative)
Updated: Jun 18, 2021, 10:20 AM IST
In a shocking incident, three children infected with Black Fungus or Mucormycosis had to lose an eye each. The three children, 4, 6, and 14 years old, were operated upon at two different hospitals in Mumbai. Mucormycosis or Black Fungus cases in children are a worrying sign say, doctors.
As per the media reports, the 14-year-old has been suffering from diabetes. After she came to us one of her eyes turned black within 48 hours. The fungus was spreading to the nose too. Luckily, it did not reach the brain. We treated her for six weeks; unfortunately, she lost her eye, said Dr Jesal Sheth, Senior Consultant Paediatric
नयी दिल्ली : देश में कोरोनावायर संक्रमण के साथ-साथ ब्लैक फंगल इंफेक्शन (Black Fungal Infection) ने भी तबाही मचा रही है. देश के कई राज्यों में ब्लैक फंगस के मामले तेजी से सामने आ रहे हैं. खासकर कोरोना से ठीक हुए मरीजों में मामले ज्यादा देखे जा रहे हैं. राज्य सरकरों ने इसे अधिसूचित बीमारी की श्रेणी में रहा है. इस बीच मैनकाइंड फार्मा (Mankind Pharma) ने भारत में म्यूकोरमाइकोसिस (Mucormycosis), जिसे ब्लैक फंगस डिजीज भी कहा
Read more about Govt allocates 170,000 vials of Amphotericin-B to states, UTs: Gowda on Business Standard. The government has allocated an additional 1.7 lakh vials of Amphotericin-B drug, used to treat black fungus infection, to states and union territories, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Wednesday."Ensuring adequate availability and smooth