Mucormycosis Symptoms and Causes.
                     MUCORMYCOSIS: SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES
 Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that 
has a high mortality rate of 50 per cent 
and an increasing number of Covid-19 
patients have been developing this 
infection while still at the hospital or after 
discharge
INTRODUCTION
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 Mucormycosis presents itself as either a 
respiratory or a skin infection. Signs of a 
related sinus or respiratory infection may 
include:
 cough
 fever
 headache
SYMPTOMS OF  nasal congestion sinus pain
MUCORMYCOSI
S
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 Mucormycosis is caused by exposure 
to mucormyete molds. These 
organisms occur in:
 leaves
 piles of compost

WHAT CAUSES soil rotting wood
MUCORMYCOSIS
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 Mucormycosis is diagnosed by looking at a 
tissue sample in the lab. Your doctor may 
collect a sample of phlegm or nasal 
discharge if you have a suspected sinus 
infection. 
 In the case of a skin infection, your doctor 
HOW IS may also clean the wounded area.
MUCORMYCOSIS 
DIAGNOSED?
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 Mucormycosis is particularly dangerous because it 
spreads quickly throughout the body. Left untreated, 
the infection can spread to the lungs or the brain. 
This can cause:
 a brain infection
CAN  paralysis
 pneumonia
MUCORMYCOSIS  seizures death
CAUSE OTHER 
CONDITIONS TO 
DEVELOP?
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 A rise in the number of Mucormycosis or 
black fungus seems to make India's fight 
against the COVID-19 pandemic even more 
difficult. 
CORONAVIRUS  At a time when the country is already adversely affected by the COVID-19 
pandemic, the cases of hard-to-treat fungal 
BLACK FUNGUS infection called black fungus or Mucormycosis is an added worry.
INFECTION 
(MUCORMYCOSI
S)
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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS ONE 
NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL OF?
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 Facial deformity is the most talked about 
symptom of the disease. 
 Mucormycosis can prove to be quite 
dangerous if left untreated, and mutilate a 
patient's nose, jaw or alter the vital facial 
BLACK CRUSTS structure.
AROUND THE 
NOSE
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 One of the most severe complications with 
black fungus happens when it spreads to 
the brain and causes nervous 
inflammation. 
HEADACHES  Acute headaches, swelling, redness, pain in the forehead could be the earliest signs.
AND SWELLING 
IN/AND AROUND 
THE FOREHEAD
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 Swelling, local pain on the cheekbone, or 
experiencing one-sided facial pain or sort 
of numbness could also be primary 
SWELLING IN markers of the infection right now.
THE CHEEKS, 
EYES OR PARTS 
OF THE FACE
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 Black fungus infection can badly impact 
the vital nerves in the body and cause 
ocular damage as well. 
 Some patients report undergoing 
symptoms like itchiness, redness in the 
eyes, eye pain, partial blindness and loss 
VISION LOSS/ of vision. 
PARTIAL 
BLINDNESS
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