‘Black fungus’ robs some in India of their eyesight
- 01-Jul-2021
Saheb Rao Shinde’s family thought the worst was over when the 65-year-old recovered from COVID-19 last month at his home in western India. But a few weeks later, the revenue-stamp vendor lost sight in one eye. After a catastrophic second wave of COVID-19 in India since April which has seen its overall death toll climb […]
Nepal reports first ‘black fungus’ death
- 04-Jun-2021
The 65-year-old man who died was being treated at the intensive care unit at a hospital in western Nepal after being diagnosed with temporal lobe encephalitis
Explainer: What is ‘black fungus’ that is hitting India’s COVID-19 patients?
- 24-May-2021
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that causes blackening or discoloration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties and coughing blood
India battles rash of “black fungus” cases hitting COVID-19 patients
- 20-May-2021
Mucormycosis, or "black fungus" usually infects people whose immune system has been compromised, causing blackening or discolouration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties and coughing blood
Cases of ‘Black Fungus’ emerge in Pakistan
- 12-May-2021
Four patients have thus far died due to the dangerous infection
In the midst of COVID pandemic, India is battling a surge of ‘black fungus’
- 11-May-2021
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by a group of moulds called mucormycetes, found in soil and in decaying vegetation.