07:45 EDT, 21 May 2021
Mucormycosis, dubbed black fungus , is caused by a mould found in soil and in decaying organic matter like rotting leaves
Several thousand coronavirus patients in India have contracted a deadly and aggressive fungal infection, compounding the country s woes as it reels from the pandemic.
- What is the fungus? -
Mucormycosis, dubbed black fungus , is caused by a mould found in soil and in decaying organic matter like rotting leaves, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
People get mucormycosis, of which there are several types, by breathing in the fungal spores. They can be spread in hospitals and homes by air humidifiers or oxygen tanks containing dirty water.
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