Black Fungus Declared New Epidemic In India

There is another epidemic on the rise as India tries to recover from the impact of Covid-19.  It is called ‘Black Fungus’. It is primarily affecting Covid-19 recovering patients who have a compromised immune system, more so due to underlying conditions of diabetes or excessive use of steroids. It is also hitting those who have been under prolonged ICU conditions or on artificial oxygen methods as a part of the Covid-19 recovery.  The sure shot way of figuring out that a patient has been infected by mucormycosis is to perform a Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy (DNE). Of the states, Maharashtra hasThere is another epidemic on the rise as India tries to recover from the impact of Covid-19.  It is called ‘Black Fungus’. It is primarily affecting Covid-19 recovering patients who have a compromised immune system, more so due to underlying conditions of diabetes or excessive use of steroids. It is also hitting those who have been under prolonged ICU conditions or on artificial oxygen methods as a part of the Covid-19 recovery.  The sure shot way of figuring out that a patient has been infected by mucormycosis is to perform a Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy (DNE). Of the states, Maharashtra has […]