White and Yellow Fungus- Symptoms, Causes, Precautions
What is White Fungus' Why is it more deadlier'
Medical experts consider White Fungus infection deadlier than Black Fungus because the former impacts the lungs along with other parts such as nails, skin, stomach, kidney, brain, private parts, and mouth. The severe infection of White Fungus impacts lungs in a similar manner as COVID-19 with chest pains and shortness of breath. Other symptoms can also be confused with another disease which can lead to delay in anti-fungal treatment.
Dr. SN Singh, the head of PMCH's Microbiology Department had reportedly revealed the information regarding four cases of White Fungus infection. He reportedly said that even though all patients had symptoms similar to that of COVID-19, they were not infected by SARS-CoV-2 or novel coronavirus. All patients were fortunately treated with anti-fungal medicines. But the infection is more dangerous as it affects the lungs and the impact can be detected by performing HRCT
Symptoms of White Fungal infection
As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the symptoms of white fungal infection mainly depend on where the fungus is growing in the body. While the most common form of infection is the skin, the white fungus can confuse medical experts as the severe form of the disease impacts lungs in the same manner that SARS-CoV-2 does that causes COVID-19. Following are symptoms of white fungus infection:
Small, painless bump on the skin that can develop any time from 1 to 12 weeks after exposure to the fungus which eventually grows bigger
For lung infection, symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fever
If the infection is disseminated, it depends on the affected body part. Infections in joints can cause joint pain that may be confused with rheumatoid arthritis. Infections of the central nervous system can involve difficulty thinking, headache, and seizures.
Prevention, Diagnosis of White Fungus
For protection against any pathogen including White Fungus, CDC has recommended 'wearing protective clothing such as gloves and long sleeves when touching plant matter that can cause minor cuts or scrapes.' The disease can be diagnosed by either taking a small tissue sample or biopsy of the infected area of the body and blood tests also sometimes help in discovering the infection. Treatment of White Fungus disease is mainly done through anti-fungal medicines and are not life-threatening. However, this changes if person contracts severe disease and lungs are infected.
Centre ask states to declare Black Fungus an Epidemic
The White Fungus cases have been flagged in Patna just as Union Health Ministry declared Black Fungus or Mucormycosis as an epidemic. In India, a disease can be declared as an epidemic by making it a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. This move will mandate all government and private hospitals to follow ICMR's guidelines for screening, diagnosis, management of mucormycosis and report all such cases to respective Chief Medical officers.
YELLOW FUNGUS-
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.
•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.
•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.
Yellow Fungus grows internally with symptoms such as:
•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
•The treatment for Yellow Fungus is like that of Black Fungus or White Fungus. The primary treatment is the anti-fungal infection 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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