Five probable factors responsible for COVID-associated mucormycosis outbreak in India

India has faced a catastrophic COVID-19 second wave due to Delta (B.1.617.2) variant known to have a higher viral load. As of 1st June 2021, the total reported cases in India contributed to the majority of worldwide cases, with a peak of over 0.4 million patients on 7th May 2021. Since then, the daily new coronavirus cases are dropping in India, but the rapid rise in COVID-associated mucormycosis (CAMCR) cases posed another challenge to the country's already burdened healthcare system (Raut and Huy, 2021) Mucormycosis (MCR), a.k.a black fungus, an invasive fungal infection generally caused by a group of opportunistic molds called mucormycetes, is a sporadic but life-threatening infection if handled ineffectively.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Perspective Source Type: research