{"id":19780,"date":"2021-05-21T14:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=19780"},"modified":"2021-05-21T13:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:56:06","slug":"6-indian-states-declare-covid-linked-black-fungus-an-epidemic-as-death-toll-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/6-indian-states-declare-covid-linked-black-fungus-an-epidemic-as-death-toll-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Indian states declare Covid-linked \u2018black fungus\u2019 an epidemic as death toll rises"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RT – May 21, 2021<\/p>\n

Multiple Indian states and territories have formally declared mucormycosis \u2013 more commonly known as \u2018black fungus\u2019 \u2013 to be an epidemic as Indians who have recovered from Covid-19 continue to die from the infection.<\/p>\n

After the Union Health Ministry called on Indian states to declare an epidemic on Thursday, three states and one territory reportedly<\/a> did so on the same day. They are Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Gujarat, and the Chandigarh union territory.<\/p>\n

The states and territories join Telangana and Rajasthan, which had already declared an epidemic before the ministry\u2019s letter, to make a total of six states and territories which officially recognize black fungus as an epidemic under the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the infection as an epidemic makes the reporting of suspected and confirmed cases to the health department mandatory and also gives the Indian government more resources to fight the problem.<\/p>\n

The Union Health Ministry warned on Thursday that black fungus was leading to a \u201cprolonged morbidity and mortality amongst Covid-19 patients.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The infection enters through the bloodstream via a cut or through the respiratory system via the nose, and can then spread to the heart, the brain, and the lungs. Symptoms can include facial swelling and black lesions, and mucormycosis has a fatality rate of around 54%.<\/p>\n

Black fungus can have even more of an impact on those who have recovered from Covid-19, however, which is what\u2019s thought to have caused India\u2019s latest problem with the infection.<\/p>\n

According to most recent reports, at least 90 people have died from the fungus during the pandemic, with thousands more cases recorded. Health experts argue that steroids used for Covid-19 patients, along with a lack of proper sanitation, could be behind the surge of cases.<\/p>\n

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