Covid India Updates: How is Yellow Fungus more dangerous than White and Black Fungus?

Seeking to quell the alarm over rising cases of mucormycosis in Covid patients, epidemiologists on Tuesday underlined the importance of analysing the kind of fungal infection, its causes and risk factors and said the colour of the fungus should not lead to panic. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said 18 states have reported 5,424 cases of mucormycosis, a life-threatening infection, among COVID-19 patients and those who recovered from it.

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Maharashtra recorded as many as 24,136 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 56,26,155, the death toll increased to 90,349 with 601 new fatalities. Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases, as 36,176 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 52,18,768, The number of active cases stands at 3,14,368

Maharashtra's recovery rate of COVID-19 cases is 92.76 per cent, while the fatality rate is 1.61 per cent.

Moderna is expecting to launch a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India next year and is in talks with Cipla among other Indian firms, while another US giant Pfizer is ready to offer 5 crore shots in 2021 itself but it wants significant regulatory relaxations including indemnification, sources said on Tuesday.

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Maintaining social distance of two metres is not enough as coronavirus, that spreads via aerosol, can be carried up to 10 metres through the air, experts warned on Tuesday, adding that double masks, coupled with hand hygiene and proper ventilation could be the key to curb the spread. Coronavirus was earlier deemed to be spread via droplets. But a new assessment published in the medical journal The Lancet last month revealed that there is consistent, and strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air. On the other hand, evidence supporting large droplet transmission was almost non-existent.

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Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells which produce antibodies against the novel coronavirus, according to a study. The researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, US, noted that such cells could persist for a lifetime, churning out antibodies all the while.

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Delhi recorded as many as 1,568 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.19 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 23,565. As many as 156 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

This is the lowest daily cases count since April 1 when 2,790 cases and nine deaths were recorded. The COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital dipped to 2.14 per cent.

According to a health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, 73,406 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.

Delhi reports 1,568 new Covid cases, 156 deaths in last 24 hours

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The Centre has allocated to states and the Union Territories (UTs) 19,420 additional Amphotericin-B vials, a key drug to treat raging mucormycosis cases in India. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V Sadananda Gowda announced that the additional 19,420 vials of Amphotericin-B were allocated to all states and the UTs and central institutions on May 24.

Besides this, 23,680 vials of Amphotericin-B were allocated across country on May 21, Gowda informed through his tweet, at a time when more than 9,000 cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) cases have been reported from various places across the country.

Mucormycosis is one of the rapidly spreading infections observed in patients recovering from Covid-19.

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India on Tuesday recorded 1,96,427 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 3,511 deaths due to the infection. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 3,26,850 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,40,54,861. The total cases of COVID-19 in India have now mounted to 2,69,48,874, with 25,86,782 active cases, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 3,07,231. A total of 19,85,38,999 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in India.

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The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 167.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 167,112,793 and 3,469,530, respectively.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 33,141,158 and 590,516, respectively, according to the CSSE.

In terms of infections, India follows in the second place with 26,752,447 cases.

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Speaking to the media on Monday, Ayush commissioner Ramulu said that they have appraised Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, of their findings, and will submit a comprehensive report over the next few days.

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After Black Fungus and White Fungus, another rare fungal infection has been detected called the Yellow Fungus. It is said to be more dangerous than black and white as it takes more time to heal, the symptoms are very common and the initial tests appear to be normal. according to ENT Specialist B.P. Tyagi, it is found in reptiles. Considering how common its symptoms are, people can confuse it with regular disease and ignore the treatment.

It is important to detect Yellow fungus on time to start the treatment. Professor Tyagi further states that yellow fungus takes time to heal. According to Tyagi, as far as the symptoms of this disease are concerned, there remains sluggishness or lethargy in the body while there is less appetite, due to which the weight starts decreasing. Body wounds also heal very slowly.

Since black fungus and white fungus have more alarming symptoms, they can be detected early and the treatment can begin sooner. To stay protected from this rare fungal disease, cleanliness is very important. The infection starts off due to poor hygiene. The more you keep cleanliness around you, the more you can stay safe from this disease.

With rising cases of Mucormycosis, or commonly called Black Fungus, people have many questions about what causes this rare fungal infection and how is it different from white and yellow fungus infection. Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMs, New Delhi, answers some of most asked questions about Mucormycosis.