Mucormycosis, also called black fungus, is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes, which is abundant in the environment. It mainly affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness. Best Book for Current Affairs & General Knowledge Preparation
The types of Mucormycosis are: Rhinocerebral (Sinus and Brain), Pulmonary (Lung), Gastrointestinal, Cutaneous (Skin), and disseminated Mucormycosis.
Pulmonary mucormycosis is the most common type of mucormycosis. It occurs in those who either have cancer or have had any organ transplant or a stem cell transplant.
It occurs through inhalation, inoculation, or ingestion of spores from the environment.
Mucormycosis does not spread between people or between people and animals.
Its symptoms include pain and redness around eyes and/or nose, fever, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, bloody vomits, and altered mental status.
Warning signs can include toothache, loosening of teeth, blurred or double vision with pain.
Avoiding areas with a lot of dust like construction or excavation sites, avoiding direct contact with water-damaged buildings and flood water after hurricanes and natural disasters and avoiding activities that involve close contact to soil can lower the risk of catching black fungus.
Black Fungus infection has been observed in the patients of Covid 19. The reason for the disease has been the administration of steroids to various covid patients with diabetes/ renal issues or heart diseases as comorbidities.
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