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Amphotericin B injection is used for the treatment of Black and Yellow fungus
New Delhi: India has recorded a whopping 11,717 Black Fungus or Mucormycosis cases in the recent past, especially among patients recovering from COVID-19. The states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have reported the maximum number of cases.
This new health hazard has emerged as a big challenge in India s battle against COVID-19 with the Health Ministry declaring Black Fungus as an epidemic already. It has even asked all states to record and report the cases of the disease.
Apart from Black Fungus, India’s one of the most populous states Uttar Pradesh has also reported cases of White and Yellow Fungus - which is the most dangerous of the three, among patients recovering from COVID-19.
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According to the ICMR, individuals who test positive using the home testing kit may be considered as true positives, and no-repeat testing is required
All symptomatic individuals who test negative must get tested by RT-PCR, as RATs are likely to miss few positive cases
New Delhi: In view of the second wave of COVID-19 that has put extreme pressure on diagnostic path labs, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently approved COVID-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). The self-use test can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of confirmed cases as per the ICMR guidelines. Users of this test will not need sample collection by a healthcare professional. This will ease pressure on overburdened labs and reduce delays in testing. However, these tests should be done wisely and in lieu of the said COVID-19 norms.
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Can animals transmit COVID-19? PETA answers
While speaking to ANI, PETA India CEO, Manilal Valliyate said, There is no reported case of transmission of COVID-19 from animals to human beings as of today, particularly from the companion animals like dogs, cats and also from the community animal. However, the PETA official indicated that the vice-versa i.e. transmission of COVID-19 from humans to animals can be possible. There are few reported cases of humans transmitting the virus to companion animals but there is nothing like animals infecting humans. The reason for a pandemic is human to human transmission, Valliyate said.
Know about COVID-19 home-testing kits
In order to lessen the pressure on labs amid coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved COVID-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs).
According to Dr Md Shakeel Ahmed, head emergency medicine, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi, users of this test will not need sample collection by a healthcare professional.
How does the home-testing kit work?
Each kit provides instructions and a biohazard bag to be safely disposed of after testing. The test is designed to be done using a nasal swab (not the deep nasopharyngeal swab) to reduce the discomfort. The kit is supposed to provide results in 15 minutes and people who test positive should immediately isolate so they do not infect others.
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