Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India

Mucormycosis: The ‘black fungus’ maiming Covid patients in India – BBC

See also: Potentially fatal ‘black fungus’ infections on the rise in India’s COVID-19 patients – LiveScience AND A potentially fatal fungal infection is cropping up among India’s Covid patients. – The New York Times AND WHO says virus strain in India a ‘variant of concern’ as Europe eases curbs – MedicalXpress

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Doctors in India are concerned about an increase in a highly fatal fungal infection affecting cases & recently recovered from #COVID19. Mucormycosis, is a mold that attacks the respiratory tract, potentially eroding facial structures & harming the brain.🧵https://t.co/1rHU2nM346

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 10, 2021