Cases of Black Fungus infection are on the rise in several Indian states, including Bihar, as the coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the country. In Patna, Bihar, four cases of White Fungus infection have been reported, which is considered more dangerous than Black Fungus. One of the infected patients is a well-known Patna doctor.
White fungus infection, according to experts, is more dangerous than black fungus infection because it affects the lungs as well as other body parts such as the nails, skin, stomach, kidney, brain, private parts, and mouth.
White fungus can also infect the lungs, according to doctors, and an infection similar to COVID-19 can be detected using HRCT on an infected patient.
Meanwhile, a mold called mucormycetes causes Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus or zygomycosis.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these fungi live in the environment, particularly in soil and decaying organic matter such as leaves, compost piles, or rotten wood.
According to experts, Mucormycosis can be very dangerous if left untreated. Here are some symptoms of the same.
Headache, Facial pain, Nasal congestion, Loss of vision or pain in the eyes, Swelling in cheeks and eyes, Black crusts in the nose, Coughing Bloody vomits Altered mental status.
What is the treatment for Mucormycosis?
The only effective treatment for the disease is an anti-fungal intravenous injection, which costs Rs 3,500 per dose and must be given every day for up to eight weeks.
The Drug Controller General of India approved Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited, a Mumbai-based biopharmaceutical company, to use anti-fungal medication Liposomal Amphotericin B or LAmB as a medical intervention in Mucormycosis patients in March of this year.
