India Sees Rise of Black fungus (special covid)
in india some covert 19 patients are developing a rare but dangerous dubbed black fungus or mucomycosis. typically starting in the airways it spreads through the body affecting the sinuses or lungs then bones and body tissue the fungus can also attack the eyes and brain. if left untreated it can be fatal.
in india it normally affects around 900 people a year according to one study that's less than one percent of the population but now big hospitals are reportedly diagnosing it.
ongoing second wave covert patients are especially at risk because their immune system is weakened in patients every second day in this and that may be contributing to the rise in cases of black fungus in india oliver corneli is from the european excellence center for invasive fungal.
well the symptoms of mucormicosis that is unspecific runny nose fever but then it might turn into a specific sign and that is that the skin gets necrotic and necrotic skin would look black that is why it's actually called a black fungal disease.
it's not really a black fungus, but there are different types of fungus
1.skin damaging fungus
2.brain damage issues
3.lungs issues
4.fever
5.destroys the veins and our nerves system
6.mouth septals
in india and other countries is that they use steroids dexamethasone.
Currently pandemic situation cases
for example :- to get covet 19 under control in a patient but steroids increase the blood sugar so they mimic a diabetic situation and that the fungus would take advantage so oliver should people be worried in other parts of the world where coronavirus case numbers are also high in other parts of the world.
south america has a different pattern of fungi and mucomycosis has so far only been diagnosed in a tiny minority of patients we don't know about africa,actually and australia would be very similar to other parts of the world with a low number of muchor.
infrequent infections there's all there's almost no way to get funding so it's heavily underfunded that's one reason why we only have basically three drugs that we can use against these fungi which is way a number that's too lowand it's toxic drugs quite some of them.
most vaccine manufacturers are filling and shipping multi-dose vials of vaccine, that contain between 5 to 15 doses.
It seems that whole world is its breath for the covid 19 vaccine but you might be wondering how do we even go about making the covid 19 vaccine. there are two main goals in vaccine development first the vaccine needs to be safe to administer to the general population second the vaccine needs to be efficacious against the pathogen for instance a virus there are a couple ways to identify that by seeing if it produces a significant immune response to the virus or by seeing if it reduces the chance of getting the disease itself.
a document called home care for patients infection presenting with mild symptoms.
greater risk for developing complications conditions like lung or heart conditions renal failure or other immuno compromising conditions.
1. Place the patient in a single ventilated room,with windows and doors to get more air crossing.
2.Limit the movement of the patient in the house and minimize shared space ensure that shared spaces in other words the kitchen the bathroom are well ventilated.
good airflow such as an air conditioner
3.house hold members stay in different rooms, if rooms are not possible than make a difference between the patient and you which is about to 1.5 meter or 3 feets average.
4.seperate in bed, away from family and get the hygienic food.
5.washing hands with soap about 40 seconds. And use paper towel or tissues. DO NOT USE THE WOOL TOWEL OR CLOTH TOWEL IN COVID SITUATIONS.
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