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Doctors have been blamed for the rise in black fungus in India, but the COVID treatment guidelines could be contributing – The Conversation AU
COVID treatment guidelines in India specify higher doses of steroids than other countries, which could be to blame for the rise in mucormycosis or “black fungus”….
One of the more recent and worrying consequences of COVID-19 in India is the emergence of mucormycosis and other fungal co-infections.
Media reports use black, white and yellow fungus to refer to mucormycosis, aspergillosis, candidiasis and cryptococcosis. Together, they are referred to as invasive fungal infections, and they usually infect people with an impaired immune system, or with damaged tissue.
Some 12,000 cases of mucormycosis have been reported across the country in recent months.
These…
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