"mucormycosis"

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.

890 Amphotericin vials released; these are in addition to earlier quota of 1,050

These are apart from 1,050 vials allotted earlier by the Union Health Ministry.

Centre allots just 1,050 vials of Amphotericin-B for TS even as cases rise rapidly

Hyderabad: To minimise the delay in providing timely treatment for patients with mucormycosis that needs early diagnosis and timely treatment, city-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) has introduced a hotline number 18002002211. People can call any time on this number between 9 am and 6 pm from Monday to Saturday for any queries regarding 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

At present, over 50 patients are admitted to the ENT Hospital in Koti and receiving treatment while more admissions are expected in the coming days.

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.

In a notification, the Director of Public Health (DPH) Dr G Srinivasa Rao directed all government and private health facilities to follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of Mucormycosis

The Drug Control Administration (DCA) has directed stockists in Telangana not to sell the drug directly to hospitals or patients.

100-tonne liquid oxygen plant for Hyderabad; CM urges people to visit govt facilities for Covid treatment

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. […]

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

The guidelines issued by the Director of Public Health to prevent mucormycosis in Covid-19 patients calls for controlling sugars during Covid with or without steroids