India: Yellow Fungus Cases Reported In UP, Delhi

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Now, Yellow Fungus Cases Reported In UP, Delhi
By KalingaTV Bureau Last updated May 24, 2021

New Delhi: India has increasing cases of coronavirus, black fungus, white fungus and now yellow fungus. After Ghaziabad, the National Capital Region(NCR) reported its first yellow fungus case.

A person has now been diagnosed with a yellow fungus infection, and the patient is currently being treated at ENT surgeon Dr Brij Pal Tyagi?s hospital. And yellow fungus is reportedly more dangerous than the black and white fungus.

Cases of Mucormycosis have been increasing rapidly. The Union Health Minister on Monday morning said that 5,424 cases of Black fungus have been reported so far. According to a report, the treatment for yellow fungus is the amphotericin b injection. It is an anti-fungal drug.

Yellow fungus is said to be more dangerous than black fungus and white fungus...

 

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COVID: India's 'white fungus' infections raise new health concerns

25 05 2021

Along with rising cases of black fungus infections among recovering Indian COVID patients, several cases of more severe white fungus infections are now being reported.

India's Health Ministry is asking pharmaceutical companies to ramp up production and distribution of antifungal medications after a new type of fungal infection was found in recovering COVID-19 patients last week.

In Ghaziabad, a city in the northern Uttar Pradesh state, as many as seven recovering COVID-19 patients have been diagnosed with invasive aspergillosis, a severe form of white fungus infection.

Similar cases have been detected in cities in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Bihar.

White fungus infections are considered by health experts to be more dangerous than black fungus infections, called "mucormycosis."

White fungus infections are "dangerous and can affect many parts of the body including lungs, nails, skin, the stomach, kidneys, brain and mouth," BP Tyagi, an ear, nose and throat surgeon from Ghaziabad, told DW.

"Three of our 26 patients have developed both types of fungal infections. These infections develop in the post-COVID stage in patients," he added.

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Black Fungus vs White Fungus vs Yellow Fungus: Know symptoms, causes, treatment and severity of 3 fungal infections

25 May 2021

COVID-19 Information: As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday.

New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: As the country continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, various deadly fungal infections – namely Black fungus, White fungus and Yellow fungus – are being reported from across the country. As of Saturday, India had over 8,800 cases of Black fungus (mucormycosis) and an unspecified number of ‘White Fungus’ cases with the first ‘yellow fungus’ case being reported out of Ghaziabad on Tuesday. However, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS cautioned people from addressing ‘the same fungus with names of different colours’.

Black fungus – symptoms, treatment, who is at risk?

Listing out the symptoms of mucormycosis, Dr Guleria pointed out that some of the common symptoms of mucormycosis include one-sided facial swelling, headache, nasal or sinus congestion, black lesions on the nasal bridge or upper inside of the mouth.

It is primarily treated with the antifungal drug amphotericin-B. However, due to the ongoing shortage of the drug, doctors have been using other anti-fungal replacements for the treatment. Diabetic patients who have recently recovered from COVID-19 with steroidal treatment remain most prone to contract Black fungus (or mucormycosis) infections.

White fungus – symptoms, treatment, who is at risk?

On Friday, May 21, India reported the first case of white fungus infection in Patna. A form of candidiasis, white fungus, according to the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC), when invasive can be proven deadly. “Invasive candidiasis (white fungus infection) is a serious infection that can affect the blood, heart, brain, eyes, bones, and other parts of the body,” CDC says on its website.

Like black fungus, invasive candidiasis (white fungus infection) also affects people with low immunity either due to a pre-existing condition like diabetes or due to the use of steroids. The initial symptoms of white fungus include cough, reduced oxygen levels fever, diarrhoea, dark spots on lungs, white patches in oral cavity and skin lesions. Doctors and medical experts suggest seeking medical help at the onset of first symptoms because in later stages the fungal infection attacks the lungs.

Yellow Fungus – symptoms, treatment, who is at risk?

The first case of yellow fungus was reported on Monday in Ghaziabad. The yellow fungus reportedly does not show any external symptoms. Extreme tiredness, weight loss, lowered appetite are reportedly considered the initial symptoms of the infection. The later stage of infection results in leakage of pus, internal bleeding, slow healing of wounds and sunken eyes. The cause of fungal infection is said to be unsanitary living conditions and consumption of unhygienic food and water.

The primary treatment of Yellow fungus infection too is reportedly the Amphotericin-B antifungal drug. Doctors say that these fungal infections existed even before the pandemic but due to increased use of steroids amongst people with pre-existing health conditions such as diabetes, more and more fungal infections are being reported from across the nation.

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