Open AccessBlack Fungus an Add on Epidemic to Cosvid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Shilpi Tiwari,
Parimala Kulkarni,
Shikha Mali,
Sanjana Bhargava,
Nandini Jaiswal,
Arathi Me
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i57b34044
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , mucormycosis , medicine , mechanical ventilation , virulence , biology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery , biochemistry , gene
COVID-19 patients have lower immunosuppressive CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells and henceforth patients in intensive care units (ICU) need mechanical ventilation, henceforward they stay in hospitals. These patients have been exposed to advances in fungal co-infections. COVID-19 patients progress towards mucormycosis a black fungal infection that is deadly leading to loss of sight and hearing and eventually death. This article discusses the clinical manifestations, risk factors and emphases on virulence traits and management of black fungus.