Mucormycosis: Black fungus drug Amphotericin B to be available for Rs 1200
3 years, 6 months ago

Mucormycosis: Black fungus drug Amphotericin B to be available for Rs 1200

India TV News  

Maharashtra-based Genetic Life Sciences on Thursday began manufacturing Amphotericin B Emulsion injections, used for treating mucormycosis or black fungus. In COVID-19 patients with diabetes and immuno-suppressed individuals, one must suspect of mucormycosis if there is sinusitis, one-side facial pain or numbness, blackish discoloration over the bridge of the nose or palate, toothache, blurred or double vision with pain, skin lesion, thrombosis, chest pain and worsening respiratory symptoms, the centre in the advisory stated. Major risk factors for this disease include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression by steroids, prolonged ICU stay, malignancy and voriconazole therapy, the ICMR-health ministry advisory stated. Medical treatment includes installing peripherally inserted central catheter, maintaining adequate systemic hydration, infusion of normal saline intravenously before Amphotericin B infusion and anti-fungal therapy for at least six weeks besides monitoring the patient clinically with radio imaging for response and to detect disease progression, it said.

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Premature to Conclude Health Complications Due to Coivid-19 Rising: Govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Premature to Conclude Health Complications Due to Coivid-19 Rising: Govt

News 18  

It may be premature to conclude that complications like lung fibrosis and increased thrombotic events due to COVID-19 are on the rise. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said the Indian Medical Association, in a letter dated June 7 addressed to the prime minister, mentioned that post-Covid …

Mucormycosis Kills 303 in Karnataka Who Had Fully Recovered from Covid-19, 34% Deaths in Bengaluru
3 years, 5 months ago

Mucormycosis Kills 303 in Karnataka Who Had Fully Recovered from Covid-19, 34% Deaths in Bengaluru

News 18  

Over three hundred people, who had fully recovered from Covid-19 infection, have succumbed to mucormycosis in Karnataka. The report quoted sources, who said that the deaths reported between May and early June was due to an acute shortage of anti-fungal medicine, Liposomal Amphotericin B drug. Meanwhile, for the first time in many weeks, new Covid cases dipped below 2,000 in …

HC Asks Centre for Report on Availability, Imports of Black Fungus Drug
3 years, 5 months ago

HC Asks Centre for Report on Availability, Imports of Black Fungus Drug

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report on availability of Liposomal Amphotericin B – a drug used for treating patients of black fungus, which primarily affects those who have recovered from COVID-19. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh asked the Centre to also indicate the status of quantities of Liposomal …

Over 3,000 Affected by Black Fungus, 122 Fatalities in Tamil Nadu, Says Minister
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 3,000 Affected by Black Fungus, 122 Fatalities in Tamil Nadu, Says Minister

News 18  

Tamil Nadu has reported 3,300 black fungus cases and 122 related deaths so far, state minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said on Tuesday and appealed to the people to seek medical advice on time for early treatment. "About 3,300 persons in Tamil Nadu have been affected due to black fungus and 122 have died due to the …

760 black fungus patients still being treated in Delhi hospitals
3 years, 5 months ago

760 black fungus patients still being treated in Delhi hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Hospitals in the city are still treating over 750 patients with mucormycosis, instances of which shot up in the wake of the fourth wave of Covid-19 in the national capital between April and May, showed Delhi government data. At least 760 patients are being treated for the infection, commonly known as black fungus, in Delhi government-run and private hospitals, the …

Govt Allocates Additional 2,12,540 Vials of Amphotericin-B to States, UTs
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt Allocates Additional 2,12,540 Vials of Amphotericin-B to States, UTs

News 18  

The government has allocated an additional 2,12,540 vials of Amphotericin-B to states, Union Territories and central institutions, Union minister Sadananda Gowda said on Monday. "Additional 2,12,540 vials of #LiposomalAmphotericinB have been allocated to all the States/UTs & Central Institutions today. Earlier in the day, Sitharaman announced Rs 1.5 lakh crore of additional credit for small and medium businesses, more funds …

Indian Missions Working on War Footing to Get Medicines for Mucormycosis: Centre to SC
3 years, 5 months ago

Indian Missions Working on War Footing to Get Medicines for Mucormycosis: Centre to SC

News 18  

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Indian missions all over the world have been working on a war footing for sourcing medicines like Amphotericin or additional and alternative drugs for the treatment of Covid-19 related Mucormycosis in the country. Besides ramping up domestic production facilities of medicines like Amphotericin, the government said it has also issued guidance on …

Active Black Fungus Cases at 27,142; Govt Ready to Boost Availability of Amphotericin B if Needed
3 years, 6 months ago

Active Black Fungus Cases at 27,142; Govt Ready to Boost Availability of Amphotericin B if Needed

News 18  

India has 27,142 active cases of Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, and if the number rises, the country is prepared to increase the availability of Amphotericin B and other drugs used in the treatment of the disease, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Even in the future, if cases of Black fungus increases, India is prepared to have …

MP: 23 mucormycosis patients develop mild adverse reaction to new treatment injection
3 years, 6 months ago

MP: 23 mucormycosis patients develop mild adverse reaction to new treatment injection

India Today  

At Bundelkhand Medical College in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, 23 mucormycosis patients developed mild adverse reactions after being administered the new amphotericin B lipid complex injections. The Madhya Pradesh government had on Sunday sent 120 amphotericin B lipid complex injections for the treatment of 37 mucormycosis patients admitted at BMC. Of the 25 patients, 23 developed symptoms including mild …

No discrimination over allocation of drugs to treat black fungus, Centre tells Bombay HC
3 years, 6 months ago

No discrimination over allocation of drugs to treat black fungus, Centre tells Bombay HC

India Today  

The Centre on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that anti-fungal drugs like Amphoterecin B used for treating black fungus had been allocated to states on a need-based system and there was no discrimination against any state, including Maharashtra. Maharashtra has 4,380 active mucormycosis or black fungus patients as of now, translating to a daily requirement of 17,520 vials of …

Govt Allocates Additional 1,06,300 Vials of Amphotericin-B to States, UTs
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt Allocates Additional 1,06,300 Vials of Amphotericin-B to States, UTs

News 18  

The government on Monday allocated an additional 1,06,300 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin-B, used to treat black fungus infection, to states, Union Territories and central institutions, Union Minister Sadananda Gowda said. "Ensuring significant availability of Liposomal #Amphotericin B, additional 1,06,300 vials of the drug have been allocated across all the states/UTs and Central institutions today," the minister of chemicals and fertilisers …

DC Impact: Restrictions on black fungus medicine removed in Andhra Pradesh
3 years, 6 months ago

DC Impact: Restrictions on black fungus medicine removed in Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Responding to a news item published on Friday in these columns on difficulties being faced in obtaining drugs, such as amophotericin B injections, district authorities have said they are easing the process for hospitals and patients to secure these medicines. As per the statement, the health, medical and family welfare department had issued guidelines for issue of drugs for …

Centre's Allocation Not Sufficient To Treat Black Fungus Patients: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Centre's Response
3 years, 6 months ago

Centre's Allocation Not Sufficient To Treat Black Fungus Patients: Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Centre's Response

Live Law  

Observing that Liposomal Amphotericin B allocated by the Centre to the State is not sufficient to treat the patients of black fungus, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought Central Government's response with regards to its allocation to different States based on the patient load. A division bench comprising of Justice K Vijayalakshmi and Justice D Ramesh also requested …

518 People Lost Their Lives To Mucormycosis In Maharashtra - Bombay High Court Asks Union To Consider Increasing Allocation Of Amphotericin B
3 years, 6 months ago

518 People Lost Their Lives To Mucormycosis In Maharashtra - Bombay High Court Asks Union To Consider Increasing Allocation Of Amphotericin B

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has asked the Union Government to consider increasing the allocation of the Amphotericin B injection to Maharashtra in view of the spike in patients suffering from Mucormycosis or black-fungus. The court was also informed that though the in-house manufacturing at Haffkine Institute in Mumbai would yield about 40,000 vials by June 10, it was still insufficient …

Black fungus: Indore hospital stops administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections after complaints of side effects
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus: Indore hospital stops administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections after complaints of side effects

Hindustan Times  

A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects. the state government had sent three thousand vials of lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to MGM Medical College for the treatment of black fungus patients Dr Sanjay Dixit, Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical …

Indore hospital stops administering Amphotericin B injections to treat Black Fungus patients
3 years, 6 months ago

Indore hospital stops administering Amphotericin B injections to treat Black Fungus patients

India TV News  

A government hospital in Indore has stopped administering lyophilised Amphotericin B injections to black fungus patients after some of them who received the shots started experiencing side effects. Dr Sanjay Dixit, Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, adding that the hospital is now using liposomal Amphotericin B injections to treat such patients. Dr Dixit stated that a few days …

UP: Doctors successfully operate on newborn infected with black fungus
3 years, 6 months ago

UP: Doctors successfully operate on newborn infected with black fungus

India TV News  

Doctors at Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra successfully operated on a newborn who had symptoms of black fungus on Monday. The 14-day-old girl had a black spot and blister on her left cheek when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening and after the operation the fungal infection was removed, Dr Akhilesh Pratap Singh, head of ENT …

Black Fungus treating injections led to adverse reactions in MP, stopped
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus treating injections led to adverse reactions in MP, stopped

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh government has stopped the use of Amphotericin B injections of a particular batch after 77 Mucormycosis infected patients in Sagar and Jabalpur districts suffered serious reactions following its administration, said a health department official. Adverse reactions were first reported among 27 patients at Bundelkhand Medical College on Saturday night and among 50 patients at Netaji Subhash Chandra Medical …

MP: 27 black fungus patients fall sick after Amphotericin-B shot
3 years, 6 months ago

MP: 27 black fungus patients fall sick after Amphotericin-B shot

India TV News  

At least 27 patients suffering from mucormycosis or 'black fungus' took ill after they were administered Amphotericin-B injections at the government Bundelkhand Medical College in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, an official said on Sunday, adding the medical condition of these patients is stable now. "At least 27 patients, out of the 42 patients admitted in the mucormycosis ward, were given …

Black Fungus: MP govt issues licence for Amphotericin-B production, valid till December 22
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus: MP govt issues licence for Amphotericin-B production, valid till December 22

India TV News  

The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a licence to a Jabalpur-based company to manufacture Amphotericin-B, a key anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of black fungus or mucormycosis, an official said. The Food and Drug Controller of Madhya Pradesh issued the licence to Revacure Lifesciences, a private sector company in Umaria-Dungaria industrial area of Jabalpur district, on May 31, which …

Amphotericin B Not Only Option to Treat Black Fungus, Other Formulations There: ICMR to Delhi HC
3 years, 6 months ago

Amphotericin B Not Only Option to Treat Black Fungus, Other Formulations There: ICMR to Delhi HC

News 18  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has notified the Delhi High Court that the drug Liposomal Amphotericin B is not the only pharmaceutical available for the treatment of mucormycosis while proposing a policy on its distribution. Other amphotericin formulations are also available, according to the ICMR, and they can be administered with “supplementary medicines to decrease harmful effects.” Advocate Kirtiman …

Amphotericin B not only medication available for black fungus: ICMR tells Delhi HC
3 years, 6 months ago

Amphotericin B not only medication available for black fungus: ICMR tells Delhi HC

India Today  

While submitting a policy on the distribution of Liposomal Amphotericin B drug for treating black fungus, the Indian Council of Medical Research informed the Delhi High Court that the drug is not the only medication available for the treatment of mucormycosis. The ICMR has told the Delhi HC that other amphotericin formulations are also available and they can be used …

Black Fungus claims 17 lives in Nagpur in 48 hours, 51 new cases reported
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus claims 17 lives in Nagpur in 48 hours, 51 new cases reported

India TV News  

At least 17 people have lost their lives in Nagpur due to Black Fungs or Mucormycosis in the last 48 hours while 51 new cases have been reported. Food and Drug Administration Minister Rajendra Shingane on Tuesday admitted that not only the rapid rise in Mucormycosis cases is a matter of worry but also short supply of Amphotericin B vials …

Black fungus: The deathly infection
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus: The deathly infection

The Hindu  

Black fungus, or mucormycosis, is an opportunistic infection in COVID-19 patients. In the long run, boosting India’s national spending on health to improve the health system in areas of surveillance, disease control and preparedness, infection control procedures, and addressing the health care access issues in India will complement efforts to minimise the emergence of such opportunistic infections. They include immunologic …

Shortage of antifungul drugs adds to Maharashtra's mucormycosis crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Shortage of antifungul drugs adds to Maharashtra's mucormycosis crisis

India Today  

Mucormycosis cases in Maharashtra have neared 4,200. Talking to India Today TV, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said he is hopeful that the antifungal drug supply would be smooth by next week. The medical treatment, operations or supply of Amphotericin B -- all of it is free.” Rajesh Tope further added that the state had already readied 131 hospitals for …

Black fungus found in brains of many patients in Indore hospital
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus found in brains of many patients in Indore hospital

India TV News  

Mucormycosis or black fungus has been detected in the brains of at least 15 per cent of patients admitted for the infection in Government Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a senior doctor said on Monday. Some other experts said the initial symptoms of black fungus infection in the brain included headache and vomiting, with the patient later …

India receives consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment
3 years, 6 months ago

India receives consignment of 200,000 Amphotericin B doses used in black fungus treatment

India TV News  

A consignment of 200,000 AmBisome, used in black fungus treatment reached India early on Sunday. "Another consignment of AmBisome from @GileadSciences, used in Black Fungus treatment, reaches India. Mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, has wreaked havoc across India, especially in COVID-19 patients who have been administered heavy doses of steroids to treat the infection. Image Source : ANI Consignment …

IIT Hyderabad researchers develop oral solution to treat black fungus
3 years, 6 months ago

IIT Hyderabad researchers develop oral solution to treat black fungus

India Today  

An innovation reported two years ago by researchers at IIT-Hyderabad in the formulation of oral tablets used in the treatment of kala-azar or black fever has come to the aid of black fungus patients. Amphotericin B has been a lifeline for thousands of patients around the world suffering from black fever or fungal infections, including the dreaded black fungus. Read …

Black Fungus: "Show Current Status On Imports Of Liposomal Amphotericin B": Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Augmentation Of Drugs
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus: "Show Current Status On Imports Of Liposomal Amphotericin B": Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Augmentation Of Drugs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file a detailed current status of the imports of Liposomal Amphotericin B. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh also directed the Centre to explain as to how the figure of 2 lakh 30 thousand was arrived at and whether there was availablity of the …

Black Fungus: India receives 50,000 Amphotericin-B vials from US pharma firms
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus: India receives 50,000 Amphotericin-B vials from US pharma firms

Firstpost  

US-based pharma firms like Gilead Sciences and Mylan have sent 50,000 vials of anti-black fungus medicine, said MoS for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya on Friday New Delhi: Over 50,000 vials of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of black fungus, have arrived in India from abroad, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Friday. …

Over 50k Imported Vials of Amphotericin-B Arrive in India: Mansukh Mandaviya
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 50k Imported Vials of Amphotericin-B Arrive in India: Mansukh Mandaviya

News 18  

Over 50,000 vials of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of black fungus, have arrived in India from abroad, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said on Friday. Amphotericin-B is used to treat Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, which damages the nose, eyes, sinuses, and sometimes even the brain. I am thankful to @GileadSciences and @MylanNews …

Uttarakhand receives 15,000 vials of Amphotericin-B to treat Black Fungus
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand receives 15,000 vials of Amphotericin-B to treat Black Fungus

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand has received 15,000 vials of Amphotericin-B, the drug used for treating patients with black fungus, from a Rudrapur-based pharmacy company, late on Thursday. The State Drug Controller, Tajbar Singh Jaggi said, "These injections came on orders of Doon Medical College Hospital, so they will first go to them and after that, they will be distributed". The mortality rate of …

Amid Amphotericin Shortage, Three BJP-Ruled States Place Bids for Nearly 1 Lakh Injections
3 years, 6 months ago

Amid Amphotericin Shortage, Three BJP-Ruled States Place Bids for Nearly 1 Lakh Injections

News 18  

The Centre has said that it is making all efforts to ensure no shortage of Amphotericin-B injections for treatment of Mucormycosis. Meanwhile, three BJP-ruled states have placed global and domestic tenders for getting nearly one lakh such injections amid rising Mucormycosis cases. Uttar Pradesh floated a domestic bid on May 14 for 10,000 injections of Amphotericin-B injections, an annual requirement …

Black fungus: Delhi High Court allows duty-free import of Amphotericin B
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus: Delhi High Court allows duty-free import of Amphotericin B

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed duty free import of Amphotericin B, used for treating black fungus patients, on furnishing of a bond by the importers, till the final decision by Centre on waiving customs duty. A bench comprising Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh said, "We direct that if any import is made by any person of this …

Haryana issues guidelines for delivery of Amphotericin-B injections
3 years, 6 months ago

Haryana issues guidelines for delivery of Amphotericin-B injections

India TV News  

To stop black marketing of Amphotericin-B injections across Haryana, the state government has issued guidelines to distribute the same to the needy patients for the treatment of black fungus infection. According to the guidelines, all Covid hospitals needing the injection will have to send their demands via an email to the expert committee at PGIMS Rohtak. Revealing more inputs, the …

Black Fungus: 11,717 cases reported till now; Centre allocates 29,250 more Amphotericin-B vials to states, UTs
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus: 11,717 cases reported till now; Centre allocates 29,250 more Amphotericin-B vials to states, UTs

Firstpost  

The government has allocated 7,210 vials to Gujarat, followed by 6,980 vials to Maharashtra. Both the states have logged the highest number of Mucormycosis infections so far New Delhi: The government has allocated 29,250 additional vials of Amphotericin-B drug to states and Union Territories, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Sadananda Gowda said on Wednesday. The government has allocated 7,210 …

Protocol For Early Detection Of Black Fungus; Availability Of Medicines, Doctors At Goa Medical Colleges And Hospitals: Plea In Bombay High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Protocol For Early Detection Of Black Fungus; Availability Of Medicines, Doctors At Goa Medical Colleges And Hospitals: Plea In Bombay High Court

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court, bench at Goa seeking directions for formulating protocol for early detection of black fungus and also for making adequate arrangements for availability of its medicine, doctors and para medical staff at Goa Medical Colleges, Covid Health Centres and 21 Covid Hospitals to combat black fungus.The plea moved through Advocates Shivan …

Black Fungus swamps Gujarat and Maharashtra
3 years, 6 months ago

Black Fungus swamps Gujarat and Maharashtra

India Today  

With 2,281 confirmed cases of mucormycosis on May 24, Gujarat tops the chart for these cases in India, followed closely by Maharashtra with 2,000 cases. As of May 24, Gujarat has reported 250 deaths caused by the fungal infection, the highest in the country, with most cases coming from Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot. Other states, including Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh …

Spurt in black fungus cases leads to 300% rise in demand for antifungal drug Amphotericin
3 years, 6 months ago

Spurt in black fungus cases leads to 300% rise in demand for antifungal drug Amphotericin

India Today  

A rapid increase in cases of mucormycosis, a rare infection seen in patients who are on medication for Covid-19 or recovered from it, resulted in a huge spike in demand for the anti-fungal drug ‘Amphotericin B’. As per data, there was more than a 300 per cent rise in demand for an injection of Amphotericin B in the last month …

Black fungus treatment should start early, drug availability should improve: Doctors
3 years, 6 months ago

Black fungus treatment should start early, drug availability should improve: Doctors

India TV News  

With the rise in the number of mucormycosis cases in the national capital, doctors have urged caution and said the availability of drugs should improve. The doctors said that factors such as the use of steroids in the treatment of COVID-19 and co-morbidities can make a patient more vulnerable to black fungus. The doctors said they anticipated there would be …

Estimates 400 Patients To Be Affected With Mucormycosis(Black Fungus) Every Week, Karnataka Govt Tells High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Estimates 400 Patients To Be Affected With Mucormycosis(Black Fungus) Every Week, Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government has requested the Government of India for an allocation of 20,000 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin B, which is used for the treatment of black fungal infection, estimating that more than 400 patients will be affected with black fungal infection, every week. In its written submission filed before the Karnataka High Court the state government has said "The …

Black fungus: Karnataka govt permits medical college, district hospitals to provide treatment
3 years, 7 months ago

Black fungus: Karnataka govt permits medical college, district hospitals to provide treatment

India TV News  

The Karnataka government on Sunday issued an order permitting all state-run medical college hospitals and district hospitals to provide suitable treatment for Mucormycosis or black fungus, with the state witnessing surge in infections. Meanwhile, state's Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said the state has recorded about 700 cases of black fungus infections in the last week, as he directed …

Gujarat Tops Country With Over 2,000 Black Fungus Cases, Declares it Epidemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Gujarat Tops Country With Over 2,000 Black Fungus Cases, Declares it Epidemic

News 18  

Alarmed by over 2,000 cases of mucormycosis or “black fungus” reported in Covid-19 patients, the Gujarat government has declared it “epidemic” and made it a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act. As of Thursday, as many as 980 mucormycosis patients were being treated for black fungus across four government hospitals in three cities — Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, SSG Hospital …

Dangerous cocktail of antibiotics, steroids, excessive steam leading to surge in black fungus cases?
3 years, 7 months ago

Dangerous cocktail of antibiotics, steroids, excessive steam leading to surge in black fungus cases?

India Today  

A study on black fungus involving 210 patients found that antibiotics were used to treat 100 per cent of these Covid-19 patients, who were later diagnosed with mucormycosis. '78.9 per cent of mucormycosis patients were men' A separate study on black fungus indicates that mortality among patients of mucormycosis was 30 per cent. Diabetes - black fungus According to the …

Production of black fungus drug to be ramped up over next month amid shortage
3 years, 7 months ago

Production of black fungus drug to be ramped up over next month amid shortage

India Today  

As cases of mucormycosis, commonly known as ‘black fungus’, surge across India, many parts of the country are facing a shortage of Amphotericin B. Symptoms to look out for According to the taskforce’s advisory, mucormycosis should be suspected in a patient when the following symptoms occur, Sinusitis — nasal blockage or congestion, nasal discharge Local pain on the cheekbone, one-sided …

21 Cases of Black Fungus Reported at Delhi's LNJP Hospital, Says Official
3 years, 7 months ago

21 Cases of Black Fungus Reported at Delhi's LNJP Hospital, Says Official

News 18  

Over 20 cases of mucormycosis or black fungus have been reported at the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital till date, a top official said on Saturday. Mucormycosis or black fungus is more common among people whose immunity has lowered due to Covid, diabetes, kidney disease, liver or cardiac disorders, age-related issues, or those on medication for auto-immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. …

'First Case of Pediatric Black Fungus': 15-Year-Old Ahmedabad Boy Infected Post Covid-19 Recovery
3 years, 7 months ago

'First Case of Pediatric Black Fungus': 15-Year-Old Ahmedabad Boy Infected Post Covid-19 Recovery

News 18  

A 15-year-old-boy in Ahmedabad in Gujarat has been detected with Mucormycosis or black fungus a week after he recovered from COVID-19, a doctor treating him said on Saturday. City-based pediatrician Dr Abhishek Bansal said, to the best of his knowledge, this may be the first case of pediatric Mucormycosis in Ahmedabad. A week later, he developed new symptoms like toothache …

White Fungus not as dangerous as Black Fungus: LNJP Hospital's MD
3 years, 7 months ago

White Fungus not as dangerous as Black Fungus: LNJP Hospital's MD

India TV News  

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital's MD, Dr Suresh Kumar, has said that white fungus infection or Aspergillosis is not as dangerous as black fungus or Mucormycosis. He advised against taking steroids to treat Covid infection without consulting doctor and said that eating healthy foods can help in boosting immunity to fight infection. Cases of mucormycosis or the black fungus …

MP: White fungus case reported in Jabalpur, doctor says it's common & curable
3 years, 7 months ago

MP: White fungus case reported in Jabalpur, doctor says it's common & curable

India Today  

A 55-year-old man who had recovered from Covid-19 has been diagnosed with `white fungus', a type of fungal infection, in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh even as the state is dealing with an outbreak of mucormycosis or `black fungus' among coronavirus patients or survivors, a health official said. Though it was said to be the `first reported case' in the state …

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