YELLOW FUNGUS

YELLOW FUNGUS :-

• After White Fungus and Black Fungus (Mucormycosis), now another fungal infection ‘Yellow Fungus’ has created a stir. The first case of yellow fungus was reported from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on May 24, 2021.

• Health experts state that Yellow Fungus is more dangerous than White and Black Fungus.

• Here is everything you need to know about the causes, symptoms, treatment of Yellow Fungus.

What is Yellow Fungus?

• Yellow Fungus, dangerous than white or black fungus, is another fungal infection that has been attributed to COVID-19. Health experts say it is a fatal infection.

• Yellow Fungus is commonly found in reptiles. The first case of Yellow Fungus in humans was reported in Ghaziabad in a 45-year-old man who had recovered from COVID-19.

Causes of Yellow Fungus:- 

• Yellow Fungus thrives in unhygienic and high humidity conditions, or consuming unhygienic food.

• Environments with unsanitary conditions or humidity levels of more than 30 to 40 per cent are home to bacteria and fungus.

Symptoms of Yellow Fungus:- 

• Weight loss

• Extreme lethargy

• Decrease in appetite or no appetite at all

• Internal bleeding

• Pus leakage

• Organs failure

• Malnutrition

• Slow healing of wounds

• Necrosis, in the worst case

Treatment of Yellow Fungus:- 

•The treatment for Yellow Fungus is like that of Black Fungus or White Fungus. 

• The primary treatment is the anti-fungal injection Amphotericin-B.

• Health experts state that healing Yellow Fungus takes longer compared to Black or White Fungus.

• India is currently battling over 9,000 cases of Black fungal infection (Mucormycosis). 

• Most of the cases of fungal infection have been reported in people who recovered from COVID-19.

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