India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, May 25: After cases of black and white fungus, have been reported from several states, India reported the first-ever case of ‘yellow fungus’ that has surfaced at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. However little is known in the public domain about the newly reported Yellow Fungus disease.
The 45-year-old patient, resident of Sanjay Nagar in Harsh Hospital, Ghaziabad, is suffering from yellow fungus as well as black and white fungus.
‘Black, white and yellow fungus’
The occurrence of black fungus or Mucormycosis has been recorded in patients infected with COVID19 or those who are recovering from it.
So what are the signs and symptoms
Yellow fungus is a type of fungi that is the cause of superficial and deep mycoses that affect pets as well as captive and wild animals – especially reptiles.
Symptoms of some fungal diseases can be similar to those of COVID-19,…