Fungal Infection

Black Fungus: Know the cause, symptoms and treatment from the experts

The Union government had on Thursday urged states and Union Territories to make mucormycosis or black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, stating that the infection is leading to prolonged morbidity and mortality among COVID-19 patients. However, the reports of white fungus cases have also raised concerns as infection is found to be more deadly than the black fungus.