Black fungus infection has officially been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan and several other states are recording an unproportionate number of cases, most of them linked to COVID complications.
Now, while fungal infections aren’t exactly rare or new like COVID-19, the precedence of cases has gone high in recent times. The infection seems to be most impactful for those suffering from severe COVID-19 patients and making those recovered from COVID-19 to land up in hospitals yet again, with odd facial deformities.
Dr Mridul K Daga, Professor and Intensivist, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi shares, “In pre COVID times too, we used to see 1-2 cases in intensive care but now we have been hearing about many more cases though it isn’t as common in Delhi as certain other parts of the country.”
What exactly is the black fungus infection?
Black fungus infection, or the lethal mucormycosis, is caused by a group of moulds called ‘mucormycetes’, which is present in the air and causes complications when an ill patient inhales these, which then spreads into the sinus cavities, lungs and chest cavities.
Black fungus infection has officially been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan and several other states are recording an unproportionate number of cases, most of them linked to COVID complications.
