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Black fungus epidemic triggers new challenge in India Black fungus epidemic triggers new challenge in India – Anadolu Agency | English
With country reeling under 2nd COVID wave, hospitals report large number of cases of deadly fungal infection mucormycosis – Anadolu Agency

NEW DELHI
As India battles a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a large number of cases of a deadly fungal infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus,” has triggered a new health challenge in the populous South Asian country.
Mucormycosis, which mainly affects people with weak immune systems and can lead to the loss of eyesight and the surgical removal of the nose and jaw bone to stop it from spreading, is being detected among patients who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19,…
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