A review on black fungus
1 Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur Village and Post, Muthukur (M), SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524346, India.
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur Village and Post, Muthukur (M), SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524346, India.
3 Department of Pharmacology, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur Village and Post, Muthukur (M), SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524346, India.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 25(03), 129–137.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.25.3.0505
Publication history:
Received on 04 November 2023; revised on 13 December 2023; accepted on 15 December 2023
Abstract:
Black fungus, also called mucormycosis, is a rare but severe fungal infection. That can influence multiple parts of the human body. The above infectious disease has been caused by a bunch like molds Known as mucormycetes, that are typically occurring inside the surroundings. Black fungus Primarily affects individual people to weak immune systems, underlying health Conditions, and those that have finally recovered that once covid-19.
The disease usually starts inside the sinus passages or lung tissue and also can spread quickly to Other areas of the body, such as the central nervous system, eyelashes, but also epidermis. One of distinctive Characteristics seems to be the black and dark-colored skin that could grow just at site like the Infection, thus the title "black fungus." symptoms of black fungus could really vary depending On the injured region but this may involve viral infection, face pain, cold symptoms, blurriness perception, and discolouration.
Diagnosis such as black fungus usually involves antimicrobial activity prescription drugs, surgical Intervention complete consider removing affected tissues, but also mangers like underlying medical ailments. Early diagnosis but also immediate diagnosis have been essential complete improving the possibilities like recovery and attempting to reduce multiple inputs with all this infection.
Black fungus drawn considerable attention as during covid-19 disease outbreak, as a Number after all cases seem to have been noted between many individual people trying to recover that once covid-19, Particularly those who have diabetes but also weakened immune systems. Public health Measures, which include hygienic practices, measurement of blood blood sugars, but also reasonable use of performance enhancing drugs, were also suggested to scale back the danger like process in which individuals through susceptible Populations.
Keywords:
Black fungus; Mucormycetes; Causes; Pathogenesis; Diagnosis; Pathophysiology; Treatment.
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