What is Black Fungus. Who are more at risk.Symptoms of Black Fungus

In the second wave of coronavirus in the country, now cases of black fungus, fungal infection, are coming out. This infection is happening to those people who have defeated COVID 19. What is this, know everything related to infection, its symptoms and prevention.

What is Fungal infection

Fungal infection is a common type of skin infection. In humans, fungal infections occur when a fungus or fungus invades an area of ​​the body and the immune system is not able to fight them.

Due to which symptoms like red spots, ringworm, itching and skin lesions start appearing in the skin affected by the fungus. These fungi can grow in any place like air, soil, plants and water and start growing day by day due to the influence of environment.

What is Black Fungus

Its scientific name is Mucoramycosis. According to ICMR, this is a rare fungal infection. It spreads very fast in the body. This makes the eyes light up. Deaths are also happening in many cases. 

In fact, there are tiny fungi in the air called mucormycitis. When a patient who has recovered from corona breathes, these fungi settle in the lungs along with his sinus cavity. However, are these fungi or steroids responsible for the kind of problems that post covid patients are facing. There is no concrete information available in this regard yet. But it is clear from the kind of problem that most people are describing, that in some form or the other they are facing this problem.


Who are more at risk - 

Black Fungus And Diabetes

According to the ICMR, this infection is spreading rapidly among people with weak immunity. Patients recovering from the corona need to take special care. Apart from this, if the sugar level in the patients who have diabetes increases, then this infection becomes fatal.

Symptoms of Black Funge 

- Fever or sharp headache

- cough

- Bloody Vomiting

- Bloody or black discharge

- pain around the eyes or nose

- Red marks or rashes around the eyes or nose

- Eye pain, blurred

- Cheeked pain, one-sided face pain, swelling on one side

- Feeling loose in teeth, fast pain in gums

- Chest pain, pain in breathing

Rescue from Black Fungus - Black Fungus Prevention

Shortly contact the doctor. It can be corrected by antifungal medicines. Do not start the consumption of drugs from your will when these symptoms appear.

Preventive measures

Doctors said that the sooner we identify this disease, the more successful its treatment will be. At the same time,  that three things are very important for the prevention of black fungus. The first sugar control should be very good, the second one should be careful when we give steroids and the third should give a mild or moderate dose of steroids.

 1. Sugar Control-

 Do not let the sugar level in the blood increase. People who are diabetic should make an extra effort to keep their blood sugar under control.


 Those who are not diabetic, but are taking steroids regularly should always check their blood sugar.


 2. Strict adherence to steroid guidelines - 

We have issued guidelines regarding steroid administration. According to him, steroid should be given.


 3. Avoiding steroid use -

 Avoid giving steroids. If needed, give less dose and not too much. Other medicines like this should also be given only when necessary.

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