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The Black Fungus is found in the environment and can also enter the human body through cuts in the skin. According to the official data, India has reported 11,717 cases till now.
Men More Vulnerable to Black Fungus, Finds Study May 23, 2021, 16:09 IST Apart from COVID-19 cases in the state, Black Fungus cases are also rising day by day. People infected with corona are fearing to get admitted into hospitals in case they contract the black fungus. Black Fungus infects patients who have recovered from COVID due to the excessive use of steroids, as a result, which lower the body's immunity to fight germs and sickness. According to some studies, 80% of patients diagnosed with the fungal infection were men, implying that men are more likely to contract the black fungus than women in the Covid-19 outbreak. The study looked at literature from all over the world on Covid-recovered patients who got mucormycosis and tried to put it into statistical context. It says that for not only recovered patients of COVID-19 but also patients who are suffering from COVID have chances of being infected by black fungus.
Black fungus cases first reported in the Koti ENT hospital at Hyderabad, has witnessed an increase in number of cases across Telangana in the past week. Earlier, Telangana had reported 90 black fungus cases and now, according to some sources, the cases have increased more than 200. According to the ENT doctors at Koti Hospital, black fungus patients who underwent surgery in
Get black fungus drug from wherever available in world: Delhi HC to Centre Get black fungus drug from wherever available in world: Delhi HC to Centre The Delhi High Court (HC) has asked the Centre to import Amphotericin-B, a drug used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis among Covid-recovered patients, from "wherever it is available in the world" to bridge its shortage in the country as India reports a rise in the black fungus cases. advertisement UPDATED: May 21, 2021 09:53 IST Doctors perform diagnostic nasal endoscopy to detect black fungus in a Covid-recovered patient (PTI photo for representation) The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to take steps to import Amphotericin-B, used to treat black fungus or mucormycosis among the Covid-recovered patients, from "wherever it is available in the world" to bridge its shortage. The Delhi High Court asked the government to procure the drug "before we lose more precious lives" as cases of black fungus in the country rise.
NEW DELHI – The Union Health Ministry has appealed to all the states and union territories to declare mucormycosis, or black fungus, as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Disease
UPDATED: May 19, 2021 17:51 IST Black fungus spreads through the nose and affects other parts of the body such as the eyes. Diabetics are said to be more vulnerable to the infection. (Representational image) (Photo: Getty Images) Cases of Mucormycosis or black fungus and deaths caused by it are rising rapidly in several states. Concerned over this, the Rajasthan government has issued a notification declaring black fungus as an epidemic in the state. As of Wednesday, the state had nearly 100 cases of black fungus. Apart from Rajasthan, black fungus cases have also been reported in states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, among others.
Can use of steroids lead to black fungus? How should it be treated? Can the use of steroids lead to black fungus? How should it be treated? India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai raised these questions on his show News Today at 9. advertisement UPDATED: May 15, 2021 01:24 IST India has reported several cases of mucormycosis or black fungus among Covid-19 recovered and recovering patients (Picture: Reuters/Representative) What’s black fungus? Can the use of steroids lead to black fungus? What are the symptoms? How should it be treated? DR. HEMANT THACKER, CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN & CARDIOMETABOLIC SPECIALIST, BREACH CANDY, JASLOK, BHATIA AND RELIANCE HOSPITALS, MUMBAI: