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More active black fungus cases than Covid in DelhiBlack fungus, which is usually found in the nasal, oral and orbital cavity, invaded the brain of some patients and turned into cerebral fun...
Over 1,650 black fungus cases in DelhiAccording to officials figures, till July 6, Delhi had recorded 1,656 mucormycosis cases, including 952 active cases. The number of active ...
Delhi recorded 1,044 mucormycosis cases, 89 deaths till Wednesday: Satyendar JainThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday said if the city government could not ensure that people get both doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin withi...
Delhi govt declares black fungus epidemic as number of cases rises, issues regulationsThe government said that all healthcare facilities will report each and every suspected or confirmed cases of black fungus to the city heal...
B.1.617 variant dominant strain in India: Harsh VardhanOf the total 25,739 Covid-19 positive samples sequenced by INSACOG till Monday morning, 9,508 samples have been found to have VoC. The B.1....
Better to identify mucormycosis by name rather than colour of fungus, says AIIMS chiefAIIMS director Randeep Guleria underlined that it is better not to use the term 'black fungus' while talking about mucormycosis, as it lead...
Around 500 cases of black fungus in Delhi, injections in short supply: CM Arvind KejriwalMucormycosis or black fungus is more common among people whose immunity has lowered due to Covid, diabetes, kidney disease, liver or cardia...
COVID-19, diabetes and steroids fuelling new mucormycosis waveGlobal prevalence of mucormycosis varies between 0.005 and 1.7 per million population, but its prevalence in India is nearly 80 times highe...
Small intestine infected by black fungus found in patients at city hospital, docs say 'rareA 56-year-old Delhi resident, who had lost three of his family members including his wife to COVID, had barely completed the last rites of ...
Make Mucormycosis a notifiable disease: GovtRajasthan, Telangana have declared it an epidemic under the Epidemics Act
Nearly 200 cases of black fungus in Delhi hospitalsChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on Thursday said the city government will declare black fungus an epidemic if need arises. He had also s...
Pandemic within pandemic: Black fungus cases much higher in second Covid waveThe number of black fungus infection reported from hospitals have increased at least 100 times over the cases reported in the first wave. M...
Black fungus cases rising in Delhi; doctors flag 'irrational' use of steroidsHospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of back fungus cases or mucormycosis among people recovering from COVID-19 during the...
Black fungus area of concern, working with states: CentreThe fungal infection can affect people with a weakened immune system. In India, the exact burden of mucormycosis is not known as reports of...
'No big outbreak' of COVID-triggered black fungus infection, says NITI Aayog member VK PaulAddressing a press conference here, Paul said, "The fungal infection called mucormycosis is being found in patients of COVID-19 disease. It...
Covid-19 cases linked 'black fungus infection' appears across Delhi hospitalsThe cases of rare black fungus infection linked with Covid-19 have started to appear across the hospitals in the national capital after bei...
COVID-19 triggering rare, deadly fungal infection, claims Ganga Ram hospitalBlack Fungus or mucormycosis has been a cause of disease and death of patients in transplants, and ICU and immunodeficient individuals sinc...