"black-fungus"

According to authorities, till May 27, there were 744 patients undergoing treatment at government and private hospitals across State

A fake claim about the formation of fungus in refrigerators and the fungus seen on the outer layers of onions causing mucormycosis is doing the rounds on social media

1,100 beds to be arranged in Hyderabad alone

Apart from the existing contributing factors like steroids, compromised immunity, uncontrolled diabetes and excessive use of antibiotics, researchers are now also linking the excessive use of zinc supplements to mucormycosis.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Thursday said the Delhi government will declare black fungus an epidemic if need arises.

Posaconazole is a triazole antifungal agent indicated for treating mucormycosis detected among patients who are recovering from Covid-19.

So far, the number of deaths due to Black Fungus stands at 13 while black fungus cases tally has reached 127

TS makes it a notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897

The drugs used in the treatment of the fungal infection will be arranged in enough quantity and awareness will be created among people for prevention against the disease, he said.

Cancels permission of one to treat Covid patients, serves notice to three others

Hyderabad: Just a few days after cases of the dangerous ‘black fungus’ infection (mucormycosis), a post Covid-19 complication, were reported in the city, crooked black marketeers are already on the job, exploiting patients staring at death by selling a potentially life-saving drug for the infection at Rs.50,000 instead of its original price of around Rs.8,000. […]

Though he recovered from Covid, he complained of headache, throat pain, swelling on the face and neck in the last three days.

These fungal spores are present in the air, soil and on decomposed debris and gain entry into sinuses and lungs by breathing contaminated air.

Hyderabad: The State government on Saturday designated Gandhi Hospital and ENT Hospital in King Koti for providing free treatment to Covid recovered patients who have developed black fungus or mucormycosis. “We have shared detailed guidelines on precautions against the black fungus that hospitals and caregivers have to take while they treat Covid positive patients. The […]

Disease often manifests in skin and also affects lungs and brain

Nirmal: Nirmal District Medical and Health Officer Dr Dhanraj has denied that the recent death of two persons from the district was caused by black fungus. Stating that the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, he refuted rumours being spread on social media platforms about the alleged spread of fungus in the district. […]

Symptoms of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, include headache, fever, pain under the eyes, nasal or sinus congestion and partial loss of vision.

All of them were COVID-19 survivors, but succumbed to the black fungus infection

To ensure the infection did not spread further, the doctors performed endoscopic sinus surgery along with orbital decompression.

In the past three to four weeks, five patients have been reported with this infection at Continental Hospitals, indicating rise in the condition among Covid-19 patients in Hyderabad.