Hyderabad: Mucormycosis (black fungus), which is primarily affecting people recovering from Covid-19, has been declared an epidemic in Telangana on Thursday.
It has been classified as a notifiable disease in the state under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
As availability of medicines for Mucormycosis becomes tougher and cases skyrocket, an online application system for allotment of drugs like Liposomal Amphotericin B, Posaconazole and Isavuconazole was introduced by the Telangana government on Tuesday.
Patients now have to fill a two-page form with requisite information concerning their Covid-19 status, IP number, personal details and so on, and mail it to the email ID ent-mcrm@telangana.gov.in.
Mucormycosis is caused by a group of molds called mucormycetes that live throughout the environment. While it is a serious condition, it had until last year been a rare one. According to the US CDC, it primarily affects people who have health problems or take medicines that lower the body’s ability to fight germs and sickness. “It most commonly affects the sinuses or the lungs after inhaling fungal spores from the air. It can also occur on the skin after a cut, burn, or other type of skin injury,” the CDC website explains.
