He had inserted a tube in her nose and was removing tissues infected with mucormycosis, a rare but dangerous fungal infection. This aggressive infection affects the nose, eye and sometimes the brain.

India has reported 45,374 cases of this rare and dangerous infection, called mucormycosis, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. It affects the nose, eyes and sometimes the brain ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MDResearch has shown that fungal lung infections in lungs can possibly be mistaken for lung ...

Commonly known as “black fungus,” the disease is called mucormycosis and attacks those who suffer or have suffered from coronavirus. Friday's announcement was made by María Luján Cuestas ...

Future Microbiol. 2014;9(5):683-695. Identification of the causative agent to species level from cultures based on morphological characteristics requires training; strains collected from patients ...

More than 5,400 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been registered so far in 18 states. Disclaimer: This should not be considered medical advice. Please check with your doctor on medical ...

The importance of mucormycosis has grown in recent years as the number of patients with predisposing factors has increased dramatically. Clinical symptoms are elusive and conventional techniques ...