Mucormycosis
- Offbeat
Hyderabad: Doctors remove 150 maggots from woman’s nose
Hyderabad: Doctors at Century Hospital retrieved approximately 150 maggots (baby houseflies) from the nose of a severely ill patient. The patient was extremely unwell, disoriented, and in a semi-comatose state when she…
- Andhra Pradesh
Black Fungus cases rise to 4,925 in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Mucormycosis (black fungus) cases increased by 36 to 4,925 in Andhra Pradesh in the last one week. But only one of the infected persons succumbed to Black Fungus during the week,…
- News
Black Fungus cases rise in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 200 cases of Mucormycosis in the last eight days, taking the total to 4,889. According to the Health Department data, 12 persons succumbed to Black Fungus disease in the…
- Telangana
Telangana deregulates black fungus injections as fresh cases decline
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has now decided to deregulate the drug used in the treatment of Mucormycosis, also popularly known as Black fungus. Days after the Centre informed the States and Union…
- Health
What Is Avascular Necrosis in post-COVID patients? here’s what we know
New Delhi: Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, we are constantly discovering something new related to the virus and the complications around it. From Mucormycosis to Cytomegalovirus, there have been…
- Top Stories
What is ‘cytomegalovirus’ in post COVID-19 patients? Here are symptoms, treatment
New Delhi: The world and the medical fraternity are still discovering something new about the COVID-19 virus and the complications revolving it. Everyday some kind of learning and un-learning is happening regarding…
- Mumbai
After Black Fungus, Maha gets 21 cases of the dreaded Delta Plus variants
Mumbai: Sounding fresh alarm bells, at least 21 cases of the dreaded Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have been reported in Maharashtra, Health Minister Rakesh Tope has said.“So far, we have found…
- Mumbai
Black fungus: Maharashtra reports 7,998 cases, 729 deaths
Mumbai: As many as 7,998 cases of black fungus have been reported so far and 729 people have succumbed to the disease in Maharashtra, according to the State Health Department’s data on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh has 1,301 active black fungus cases
Amaravati: The overall number of black fungus cases in Andhra Pradesh touched 1,955 on Wednesday but only 1,301 of them are now active. Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal told reporters that 114…
- India
Make black fungus injections free, Priyanka urges Modi
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free injections required for the treatment of black fungus (Mucormycosis), besides asking the government to…
- India
Maharashtra extends lockdown in state till June 15
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Sunday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown in the state by 15 days till June 15. “Lockdown is being extended for 15 days, shall be in place…
- Health
COVID-19: What is MIS-C in children? Why is it a concern
Hyderabad: MIS-C is a syndrome (a constellation of symptoms and signs) which is being increasingly observed among children ranging from newborn to 21 years of age, since the COVID-19 pandemic started. This…
- Bangalore
Decision on Karnataka lockdown extension on June 5: CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday said that the decision on whether to extend the lockdown in the state or not would be taken on June 5, two days prior…
- India
Delhi govt declares black fungus epidemic as number of cases rises
New Delhi: Amid rising incidents of black fungus in the national capital, the Delhi government on Thursday declared it an epidemic with Lt Governor Anil Baijal issuing regulations under the Epidemic Diseases…
- Telangana
Black Fungus: With 744 cases, Telangana among top five states in India
Hyderabad: Telangana is among the top five states with the highest number of mucormycosis (aka black fungus) infections reported, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. According to the union ministry of…
