What is a black fungus linked to coronavirus and diabetes

Disorder It usually appears in patients with a certain type of immunodeficiency such as diabetes, AIDS or treatments with immunosuppressive drugs. And the Asian country, it should be noted, has one of the highest rates of adult diabetes in the world.

“Diabetes reduces the body’s immune defenses and the coronavirus makes it worse and then the steroids that help fight Covid-19 act as fuel for the fire,” Indian doctor Akshay Nair told the BBC.

This is because scientists believe there may also be a link with the steroid drugs now used to treat coronavirus, as they reduce inflammation in the lungs and help stop some of the damage that can occur. when the body’s immune system intensifies to fight Covid. But they also reduce immunity.

Usually mucormycosis infects the sinuses and the brain, causing discharge, swelling and pain on one side of the face, headache, fever, and tissue death. It can also affect the lungs, stomach, intestines, and skin. The result can be invasive and potentially fatal.

In fact, he has a high death rate. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the death rate from the disease is 54 percent. And before that, the treatment should be accelerated, which may include surgery to remove the damaged part and the use of fungicidal drugs.

The fungi that cause the infection are common in the environment, found in soil, plants, compost, and rotting fruits and vegetables, and according to recent research diabetes is the main underlying disease in affected patients in low- and middle-income countries.