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Black, white and yellow fungi — all you need to know about symptoms and prevention
Disclaimer: This should not be considered medical advice. Please check with your doctor on medical …
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Black fungus: Union health ministry ramps up supply of Amphotericin-B drug used in treatment
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made efforts to ramp up supply and availability…
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Oman reports new cases of black fungus in COVID-19 patients following 'epidemic' of the infection in India
Mucorymycosis, which has a 50% mortality rate, has been seen in patients with particularly severe c…
Charles Davis
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Delhi High Court allows duty-free import of black fungus drug Amphotericin B
The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed duty free import of Amphotericin B, used for treating blac…
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For the first time since April 16, daily COVID-19 cases in India fall below 2.6 lakh
India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,62,89,290 with 29,23,400 active cases an…
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Covid-related black fungus has claimed 52 lives in Maharashtra so far, according to official data
All of them were COVID-19 survivors, but succumbed to the black fungus infection.
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Black fungus: Maharashtra health department to make separate database for cases found in COVID-19 patients
On Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said as many as 111 patients, al…
PTI
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A potentially lethal fungal disease is creeping into recovering Covid-19 patients, and the prognosis is not good
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23,000 more Amphotericin vials allocated as Black Fungus cases rise to 8,848 in India
India has so far reported approximately cases of 8,848 mucormycosis or black fungus, one of the rap…
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Tens of thousands of COVID-19 survivors in India are developing deadly 'black fungus' infections that can lead to blindness
The number of infections have shot up to 31,000 in the past few weeks. Doctors believe a lack of bo…
Ashley Collman
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West Bengal joins Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu in declaring black fungus a 'notifiable' disease
The case notification will include sharing of all related information including the patient's pe…
PTI
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As the country contends with a COVID crisis, 2 Indian states have declared black fungus an epidemic, too
The fungus, known as mucormycosis, affects the sinuses, brain, and lungs, and is life-threatening.
Cheryl Teh
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COVID-19 patients in India are developing deadly 'black fungus' infections that can lead to blindness
Doctors say steroids, which have proved effective for those severely ill with COVID-19, may inadver…
Kelsie Sandoval
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Covid-19 cases linked 'black fungus infection' appears across Delhi hospitals
The cases of rare black fungus infection linked with Covid-19 have started to appear across the hos…
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What diabetics should know about the deadly 'black fungus' infections affecting India's COVID-19 patients
Diabetes, COVID-19, and medicines like steroids, used to treat COVID-19, all dampen the immune syst…
Kelsie Sandoval
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Allison DeAngelis
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Doctors in India are reporting COVID-19 patients with gangrene, hearing loss, and diarrhea - but there's not enough data to prove they're caused by the Delta variant
Doctors in India are seeing COVID-19 patients with symptoms like hearing loss and gangrene, as the …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
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What is 'whiskey fungus'? Where Baudoinia compniacensis comes from, if it's dangerous, and how to get rid of it
Baudoinia compniacensis feeds on alcohol vapor from distilled spirits. It has no known health risks…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Miche…
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Jack Daniel's barrel houses are causing an out-of-control black 'whiskey fungus' in a Tennessee community, enraged residents say
Tennessee residents say the black fungus fueled by the Jack Daniel's facilities coats their homes, …