The disease is being detected among patients who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19. Moreover, anyone who is diabetic and whose immune system is not functioning well needs to be on the guard against this, said the ministry.
Dehradun: A case of mucormycosis in which the patient had recovered from COVID-19 in late April has been reported at Max Hospital in Dehradun, said Uttarakhand Health secretary in-charge Pankaj Pandey. He further informed that two other patients with similar symptoms have already been discharged from the hospital after being treated. Three patients at Doon Hospital as well as in Max Hospital in Dehradun have shown symptoms of the disease, stated Pandey. The Health Secretary stated that he has sought recommendation from technical committee constituted under the chairmanship of HNB Medical University Vice Chancellor Dr Hem Chandra, for prevention of the post-COVID complication. As per the Union Health Ministry, Mucormycosis or black fungus is a complication caused by fungal infection. People catch mucormycosis by coming in contact with the fungal spores in the environment.
