Here Is What You Need To Know About Black Fungus Among COVID-19 Recovered Patients
COVID-induced ‘black fungus’ cases are on a rise in India during the second wave of coronavirus. Black fungus, a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a group of molds that live in the environment called mucormycetes, has a mortality rate of over 50 percent. The infection is commonly seen among patients who have recovered from COVID-19 but have comorbidities such as diabetes, kidney, heart failure or cancer.
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(Script by: Apurva P; Video produced and edited by Manasi Phadnis)