Concern in Uruguay over the case of the “black fungus”, which is ravaging India

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Uruguay concerned about first case of “black fungus” detected in country, after a man recovered from coronavirus was diagnosed with this the disease is raging in India.

The first case of black fungus in Uruguay is a 50-year-old man with diabetes who started to present necrosis in the mucosal area ten days after being infected with Covid-19Uruguayan newspaper El País reported. After a laboratory test, it was confirmed that the man had been infected with mucormycosis, better known as “black fungus”, according to statements by infectious disease specialist Henry Albornoz at the chair of infectious diseases at the ‘University of the Republic of the neighboring country.

How is the ‘black fungus’, the infection that attacks Covid-19 patients in India

“The important thing is not the identification of a case, but the warning that the immune erosion caused by Covid-19 may leave fertile ground for other infections”, underlined the infectologist.

In this way, although it is not yet clear whether the coronavirus is directly linked to “black fungus” disease, in India, it is already associated with a weakened immune system following the contraction of a coronavirus. Therefore, people who have recovered or are recovering from Covid-19 are more likely to contract the disease.

What is “black fungus” or mucormycosis

The disease of mucormycosis consists of a fungus called mucor which It is generated in humid environments, it can be on the floor, on food and on walls. The black color is not associated with the fungus itself but with the necrosis it produces in the body, which means the death of body tissue.

The fungus invades the blood vessels and attacks the respiratory tract, especially weakened immune systems. It is an infection that is lethal in 50% of patients who contract it and death occurs within days.

Doctors and experts agree that mucormycosis appears to infect Covid-19 patients whose immune systems are weakened by the virus or other health problems like diabetes. In addition, the drugs used for the coronavirus can suppress the immune system, in addition to the fact that those who receive oxygen in the treatment are more exposed to the fungus when using a humidifier with water collection.

“Black fungus”: India is experiencing an epidemic within the Covid-19 pandemic

What is the situation in India for this new epidemic

In the India, where he coronavirus wreaks havoc with more than 26 million people infected, in recent weeks, some 9000 cases of patients who later suffered from “black fungus”, to such a level that it is already considered an epidemic within the pandemic.

In early May, Indian doctors began to warn about the increase in mucormycosis. Many of those infected are cured or recovering from Covid-19 patients.

International media have reported that New Delhi will open a specific treatment center to tackle this unusual infection which is spreading among Covid-19 convalescents in the Asian country.

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