It is a rare fungal infection, which occurs when a person’s immunity is low. This infection can prove to be more dangerous for patients of covid-19 and diabetes. This infection is also known as ‘black fungus’. The immune system of patients who have been cured or during corona is very weak, so they are easily vulnerable to it. Mucormycosis can take a dangerous form when the sugar level rises. According to Indian Council of Medical Research, mucormycosis is a fungal infection, which spreads very rapidly in the body.People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment. It can also develop on the skin after the fungus enters the skin through a cut, scrape, burn, or other type of skin trauma. Mucormycosis infection can occur in the eyes, brain, lungs or even on the skin. Due to this many people lose their eyesight. At the same time, the bones of the jaw and nose of some patients get melted.
▪️Symptoms of Mucormycosis :-
1) Nasal pain, bleeding or blocked nose.
2) Swelling of the nose.
3) Pain in the teeth or jaw or starts falling.
4) Blurring or pain before the eyes, fever.
5) Chest pain, fever, headache, cough.
▪️Patients prone to the disease:-
a) Whose sugar level is always high.
b) Patients who have taken more steroids during covid.
c) Stayed in ICU for a long time.
d) Transplant or cancer patients.
▪ Safety measures :-
✅Wear a mask when visiting an area under construction.
✅Wear a full sleeve shirt, pants, and gloves if you go to the garden.
✅Monitor and control blood glucose levels.
▪️Treatment :-
While the infection may just begin with a skin infection, it can spread to other parts of the body. Treatment involves surgically removing all dead and infected tissue. In some patients, this may result in loss of upper jaw or sometimes even the eye. Cure may also involve a 4-6 weeks course of intravenous anti-fungal therapy. Since it affects various parts of the body, treatment requires a team of microbiologists, internal medicine specialists, intensivist neurologists, ENT specialists, ophthalmologists, dentists, surgeons and others.
