A rare but serious fungal infection is appearing more frequently among COVID19 patients in India as coronavirus cases soar to more than 350,000 per day, according to Johns Hopkins University dataMucormycosis, or black fungus, is a rare fungal infection that produces lifethreatening health complications with a high risk of death Rising cases of black fungus in India have been linked to widespread steroid use, underlying health"The yellow fungus, besides white and black fungus, was detected during an endoscopy," the Press Trust of India quoted Dr Brajpal Singh Tyagi, an ENT surgeon, as saying
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