Bolivia has confirmed the first case of black fungus in a patient recovered from the coronavirus

Doctor Javier Diez Canseco, quoted in the official report published by the press agency AFP, indicates that there is no person-to-person contagion, for the mucormycotic fungus is in the soil, in the fruits, in the bread which is left in reserve and “in the dirt which is kept in the house”.

Another doctor, María del Rosario Castro, explained that the patient, at first, presented a tooth decay “which was not normal”, and that he was previously treated in intensive care because of the coronavirus. The Bolivian Ministry of Health added that the medical treatment provided to the patient had been successful, he added. AANE.

According to the professional explanation, mucormycosis is an infection caused by fungi that can affect the nasal passages and lungs. Black fungus cases have been detected in India, Iraq, Iran, Uruguay and Guatemala.