 | High blood sugar raises black fungus risk: ICMRThe case-control study was published on August 8 in the scientific journal PLOS One. |
 | Government failed to check oxygen, remdesivir black-marketing; gave wrong Covid death figures: OppositionCongress member Ranjeet Ranjan said several people succumbed to the Black Fungus infection caused due to the use of water in oxygen cylinders which was not fit for humans. |
 | Obese more susceptible to black fungus infection, says study on mucormycosisThose who underwent organ transplantation, or those suffering from hematological malignancies are also at great risk, the study says. |
 | Cow dung, stubble burning likely cause of black fungus during pandemic: StudyCow excrement is rich in Mucorales, which are coprophilous (dung-loving) fungi, with a particular affinity for herbivore dung. |
 | Use of cow dung may be cause of black fungus: American Society of Microbiology researchThe paper posited that excessive environmental exposure to Mucorales spores might be the unacknowledged factor in India's COVID-associated mucormycosis. |
 | Amid COVID-19, black fungus presents new menace for Maharashtra as 52 die so far due to fungal infectionMucormycosis, also known as black fungus, became a much talked about subject after some recovering and recovered coronavirus patients were found infected with the disease. |
