KARACHI – Several hospitals across Pakistan have started to report cases ofcoronavirus patients being hit by a rare black fungus, infectious diseasesspecialists said Tuesday.
According to the report of *The News*, many centers with such cases werenot reporting them as it is very hard to diagnose deadly fungal infection.
A physician of Sindh capital while speaking with the newspaper told thatthey have seen more than five cases of Black Fungus, Mucormycosis, amongcritically ill Covid patients at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to the health experts, the deadly fungus also found in non-covidpatients with similar co-morbidities and prolonged stay in the criticalunits. Experts believe that the fungal infection primarily affects peoplewith weak immune systems that reduce their ability to fight environmentalpathogens.
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Many experts believe that the use of steroids among Covid-19 patients, theCovid virus itself, and uncontrolled diabetes combined with a long stay inthe ICUs provide ideal conditions for the black fungus to attack the person.
Before Pakistan, hundreds of patients in India also lost their lives withit as the fungus grows in a hot and humid climate.
