Mucormycosis (The Black Fungus) |Biomedgrid

Mucormycosis (zygomycosis, phycomycosis) is referring to infections caused by diagonal of order Mucorales [1]. While the diagonal of this order usually attack persons susceptible to infection of the nasal mucosa and ketoacidosis, or in conditions of immunosuppression like diabetes, solid organ transplant, severe burns, etc. [1]. Although, fungal infectious agents causing minor or major orbital infections [2]. Also, Mucormycosis, affects the sinuses, the brain and the lungs, immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients or people with HIV/AIDS and can be life-threatening in diabetic patients [3]. In the point of view in India about 12,000 cases of black fungus have been recorded [4], most of them among patients recovering from Covid- 19 [4]. While the risk of death from it is 50%, but Mucormycosis infection is usually rare [4].