Arstechnica Article: Rare fungal infections that destroy eyeballs and kill are on the rise in India
People with diabetes are particularly vulnerable to the aggressive fungus.
As the pandemic coronavirus continues to ravage India, doctors are reporting a disturbing uptick in cases of a rare, potentially fatal fungal infection among people recovered or recovering from COVID-19.
The infection is called mucormycosis, or sometimes ?black fungus? in media reports, and it appears to be attacking COVID-19 patients through the nose and sinuses, where it can aggressively spread to facial bones, the eyes, and even the brain (rhinocerebral mucormycosis). In other cases, the fungus can also attack the lungs, breaks in the skin, and the gastrointestinal system or spread throughout the body in the blood stream.
If the fungus is able to spread to the eyes, patients may develop blurred vision, drooping eyelids, swelling, and vision loss. Patients may even need to have their eyes surgically removed to prevent the infection from spreading further, according to doctors who spoke to the BBC.
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...black-fungus-rides-covids-coattails-in-india/
Be careful out there. Covid is not a hoax or a joke. (Real talk)
People with diabetes are particularly vulnerable to the aggressive fungus.
As the pandemic coronavirus continues to ravage India, doctors are reporting a disturbing uptick in cases of a rare, potentially fatal fungal infection among people recovered or recovering from COVID-19.
The infection is called mucormycosis, or sometimes ?black fungus? in media reports, and it appears to be attacking COVID-19 patients through the nose and sinuses, where it can aggressively spread to facial bones, the eyes, and even the brain (rhinocerebral mucormycosis). In other cases, the fungus can also attack the lungs, breaks in the skin, and the gastrointestinal system or spread throughout the body in the blood stream.
If the fungus is able to spread to the eyes, patients may develop blurred vision, drooping eyelids, swelling, and vision loss. Patients may even need to have their eyes surgically removed to prevent the infection from spreading further, according to doctors who spoke to the BBC.
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...black-fungus-rides-covids-coattails-in-india/
Be careful out there. Covid is not a hoax or a joke. (Real talk)