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  Mucor mycosis, or black fungus, among those infected with or recovered from Covid-19 in hospitals across India, has added to the medical community's woes. Mucor mycosis is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of moulds called 'Mucoromycetes'. Mucoromycetes live throughout the environment and is ubiquitous in nature. It can affect areas from where it can be inhaled—through the nose/ sinus/ lungs. If it enters from a wound or skin, then it can cause local infection, but if it enters from the sinus, it can affect the eyes and the brain. Poor control of diabetes is the biggest cause for the rising numbers, especially post-Covid. WHAT IS BLACK FUNGUS?                  Black fungus, also known as Mucor mycosis, is a rare but dangerous infection.  Black fungus  is caused by getting into contact with fungus spores in the environment. It can also form in the skin after the fungus enters through a cut, scrape, burn, or...

  Black fungus or, Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection. "Mucormycosis can affect the nose, orbit, eye, or brain. It can even cause vision loss. It can also spread into the lung," Guleria stated, noting that hospitals should have protocols for infection control. Guleria said that secondary infections (bacterial and fungal) are responsible for more deaths. SYMPTOMS OF BLACK FUNGUS People who have COVID-19 are most at risk from the black fungus, or mucormycosis. The infection causes the blackening of the nose and discoloration, blurred vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties, coughing blood, and blurred vision. Mucormycosis mainly affects the synuses and the eye, but it can also involve the brain and nasal involvement. Some cases of pulmonary mucormycosis have been reported. The West Bengal Health Department has published an advisory entitled "Mucormycosis-if uncared-for - may become fatal". It mentions warning signs such as redness and pain around the eye...