Almost a year on since the start of India’s deadly outbreak of black fungus – or mucormycosis – a study may have underlined the cause of the issue. Despite speculative links to COVID-19, the issue may be a different cause entirely – cow dung. Black fungus is the result of exposure to mucor mould typically …
Mucormycosis, or ‘black fungus’, deaths tally at more than 4,200 – underscoring the scourge of a condition which has only exacerbated India’s COVID-19 woes. Black fungus, as my colleague Nicholas Parry reported in May, “is the result of exposure to mucor mould typically found in soil, plants, manure, and decaying fruits and vegetables…the condition affects …
In our latest exclusive interview, Health Issues India discussed with Hope Hospital founder and managing director Dr B. K. Murali. We discussed their vision, how they adapted and continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, their work in addressing the outbreak, and more. The interview can be found below. It has been edited for length and …
As its second COVID-19 wave continues, India remains embattled by mucormycosis or ‘black fungus’ cases. Black fungus is a fungal infection which has exacerbated the bitter toll of the country’s COVID-19 crisis. The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Bihar state capital Patna is a case in point. The Institute currently houses 101 …
More than 9,000 cases of mucormycosis — or black fungus — have now been reported in India. Some now speculate that issues such as a lack of sanitation, and unclean oxygen canisters and ventilators could have helped in driving the surge. Mucormycosis has become a major issue across the country in the light of India’s …
The Telangana State Government has declared “black fungus” — or mucormycosis — to be a notifiable disease. In a letter to the states, Union Health Ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal said “all government and private health facilities and medical colleges have to follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis, management of mucormycosis. And, make it mandatory for …
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India’s COVID-19 situation is bleak. Daily new cases, while lower than their record peaks of 400,000, are lingering in the mid-300,000 range. To add to the list of issues, hospitals are reporting cases of “black fungus” that are reaping their own death toll in the country. As Health Issues India noted earlier this week, “India …
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