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Medical Conditions - Black Fungus

Black fungus, also known as mucormycosis, is a severe fungal infection caused by molds called mucormycetes. It typically occurs in immunocompromised individuals. The symptoms of mucormycosis depend on the body organ affected by it. Antifungal medicines such as Amphotericin B and Posoconazole are used to treat mucormycosis.

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Black Fungus Maiming COVID Patients

Reports are showing an increase in the number of cases of deadly fungal infections even after recovery from COVID-19. Please read the article to know more.

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Dental Tips to Prevent Black Fungus

COVID patients are more prone to the black fungus disease. Read the article to learn about dental tips to follow for preventing this black fungus disease.

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Amphotericin B and Antifungal Agents for Black Fungus Treatment

Amphotericin B is the mainline drug therapy for mucormycosis or black fungus while other new-age antifungal drugs have also been implemented with success.

4 min readJune 29, 2021
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Aspergillosis in COVID Infection

Aspergillosis is reportedly on the rise apart from black fungus with a common etiology but with severe systemic spread of infection. Read the article to know more.

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Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) And COVID-19

Mucormycosis is a deadly fungal infection and is at a higher prevalence in COVID patients or those recovering from COVID. Read the article to know more.

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Early Detection and Prevention of Black Fungus (Mucormycosis)

Mucormycosis is like an epidemic; therefore, doctors need to identify the patients at high risk for early detection and prevention of the disease.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mucormycosis - 'The Black Fungus'

Black fungus, otherwise called Mucormycosis, is a possibly fatal fungal infection, rare but reported in some patients who recovered from COVID-19. Read the article to know more.

4 min readMay 18, 2021
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