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Mucormycosis (MM), also called Black Fungus, is an infection caused by a fungus called Mucor.
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Mucormycosis Mucormycosis (MM), also called Black Fungus, is an infection caused by a fungus called Mucor. Mucor is found abundantly in nature, in soil, manure, water, air, on plants and trees, and even in the nose and mucous of healthy people. Most people are immune from its effect, but for a small minority of people who are severely diabetic, have poor immunity (immunocompromised), such as cancer and HIV patients, transplant patients with co-morbidities, the fungus can create serious problems. So also, people who have had a prolonged ICU stay or voriconazole therapy are at risk. The fungus causes a wide range of symptoms, leading to disabilities, and deaths in some cases.
Black fungus and Covid – what’s the connection? Covid-19 virus causes inflammation in the lungs and reduced oxygen transfer. The inflammation is a consequence of the body’s immune system trying to fight the virus hard. But since excessive inflammation can cause great harm, doctors prefer to suppress the hyper-immune reaction and thus the inflammation. This is done by giving steroids. But the unfortunate (and expected) outcome of this approach is impaired immunity in Covid patients. Some of these patients who are severely diabetic, or have low immunity, have developed Mucormycosis (MM) during the first wave, now being increasingly reported also in the second wave.
Patients who are between 8 to 10 days from start of Covid infection are vulnerable to black fungus. In some countries, Covid patients who were cured have also developed the condition many days later, which is baffling doctors and worrying patients. Learn more at : https://kauveryhospital.com/blog/covid-19/why-should-you-know-abo ut-mucormycosis/
