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.
The doctors said that factors such as the use of steroids in the treatment of COVID-19 and co-morbidities can make a patient more vulnerable to black fungus. They said they anticipated there would be cases of black fungus due to COVID-19 but now there is a scarcity of drugs.
A case of yellow fungus infection has been reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh amid the rising black fungus and white fungus cases among COVID-19 patients in several states.
After Black Fungus/Mucormycosis and white fungus infection taking lives in India cases of yellow fungus infection have been reported in India. Know the causes, symptoms and prevention methods of the fungal infection.
As the country battles the Covid pandemic, besides its twisted off-springs the Black and White fungi wreaking havoc, now the first case of Yellow Fungus has also cropped up in Ghaziabad.
People with low immunity are infected with mucormycosis, Candida & asporogenous infections. These fungi mainly found in sinuses, nose, bone around eyes & can enter brain. Occasionally found in lungs(pulmonary mucormycosis) or in gastrointestinal tract: Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS
A 46-year-old man and his driver were arrested for allegedly selling the anti-fungal drug amphotericin, used for the treatment of mucormycosis, at an exorbitant rate, police said on Monday.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday declared black fungus (Mucormycosis) an epidemic in the state.
The government said anti-fungal medicines required for treating mucormycosis will be provided free of cost to patients admitted in these hospitals and private hospitals will also be restrained from "raising astronomical bills".
A 46-year-old man and his driver were arrested for allegedly selling the anti-fungal drug amphotericin, used for the treatment of mucormycosis, at an exorbitant rate, police said on Monday.
At least 30 patients suffering from the fungal infection are under treatment in the ward in the MBS Hospital and five-six of them are in critical stage, Jain said on Sunday.
Till now, 5,424 cases of Mucormycosis reported in 18 States/UTs. Out of 5,424 cases, 4,556 patients have history of COVID19 infection. 55% of the patients had diabetes, says Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
The havoc of corona virus epidemic in the country is now diminishing but black fungus is causing panic. Now cases of this infection are increasing rapidly. In Madhya Pradesh, the disease has been declared as an epidemic.
The Pune district administration has directed health officials to screen COVID-19 survivors in rural areas to identify any suspected cases of mucormycosis, or black fungus.
Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district has reported the first death caused by black fungus.
Two persons have been arrested in Noida in connection with black marketing of Amphotericin-B, a drug that is used in the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis.
Delhi has reported over 300 cases of black fungus. The government has set up dedicated centres for the treatment of fungal infection.
India has reported 9,000 cases of deadly "black fungus" in a growing epidemic of the disease. The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye.
Meanwhile, the state's Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said the state has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week, as he directed experts to find its sources, with doubts being expressed about oxygen supply, quality of piping and cylinders used for it.
Director of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr Randeep Guleria on Sunday said that the medical treatment for Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) is more prolonged as compared to COVID-19 pandemic. Guleria was speaking at India TV's #JeetegaIndiaHaaregaCorona conclave.
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