Omicron Scare! Will black fungus return again amid third wave of COVID-19
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 28, 2022 03:21 PM2022-01-28T15:21:48+5:302022-01-28T15:21:48+5:30
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The third wave of COVID-19 has wrecked havoc eberywhere. Over the last few days, more than 2 lakh patients are being registered in the country every day. So the danger remains. While the third wave of corona persists, the second wave returns with a dangerous illness.
With the rising number of cases pertaining to the Omicron variant, Mumbai reported 2022’s first case of the Black Fungus.
The Wockhardt Hospital registered the first third-wave patient, a 70-year-old man, who was diagnosed with Black Fungus.
As the third wave of the coronavirus is still unfurling in many places, people fear a surge in the cases of Black Fungus as well.
However, it is difficult to say for sure since the wave is still in the developing stage. A final word, backed by experts, can only be out if we are in the vicinity of the peak of the third wave.
Black Fungus, or Mucormycosis, is a post-COVID disease that primarily preys on patients with high sugar levels in the blood or who are doing a substantially-long course of steroids.
In addition, people with immune-related ailments or patients hooked to ventilators for an extended period are also prone to catch the fungus.
This rare and deadly infection causes numbness, swelling, blackish deposition over the nose, and loosening of teeth.A person suffering from Black Fungus can feel the nasal blockage, double vision, and pain near the eyes.
