Know what is this black fungus, which together with COVID-19 is proving to be life-threatening

Black fungus or mucoomycosis, this disease occurs only in patients with low immunity. Now this problem is visible in corona patients. An advisory has been issued by the Government of Gujarat, in which people have been appealed to be cautious while showing signs of black fungus. Although these instructions have been issued to doctors, it is reported that this rare type of infection is seen in people who have become weak due to corona.

High death rate

black fungus is also considered dangerous because it has a mortality rate of about 50 percent, even after avoiding it, the eyes of the patient can be lighted and not only can the patient's face also deteriorate. The disturbing thing is that after Ahmedabad and Rajkot, such cases have also come up in Delhi, Mumbai. Nearly half of the patients have lost their eyesight in cases reported in Delhi.

The disease is chronic but now increasing

, according to patient doctors, after Corona, this new disease is now causing problems, this disease was known beforehand but its cases were not so common then, but in the Corona period, it also saw cases. Are getting The special thing is that black fungus infection occurs only to those with weak immunity, because people are suffering from low immunity due to corona, so this infection has also increased. The problem before going through coronas is to undergo chemotherapy, sugar, transplant. Used to affect people and the elderly more.

What is black fungus?

Actually, this disease is caused by a fungus called mucoramycites. This fungus reaches the rest of the body through the nose. This fungus is in the air and goes through the breath into the nose. Sometimes, it can become a cause of fungal infection from severed or burnt places of the body. The layer of black color seen on the bread is the fungus here. If you recognize some of the early symptoms of this problem and get timely treatment, then life can be saved.

Symptoms Symptoms of

this disease include headache, nasal congestion or crust inside, eyes red, swelling. If you see any such symptom, you need to contact the doctor immediately. Relief is that this disease does not spread from one to another or from animals to humans.