Green fungus’ detected in India Covid patient as fungal infection cases continue to rise
A 34-year-old man from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been diagnosed with India’s first known case of “green fungus” infection and airlifted to a hospital in Mumbai for treatment
The Covid-19 survivor was on Monday admitted to the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra, after his tests showed the presence of green fungus, also known as Aspergillosis, reports said
Green fungus is also known as Aspergillosis and the infection from green fungus can cause bleeding from nose and high fever. Green fungus can also cause severe weight loss and weakness. It is learnt that all these symptoms were found in the patient who was airlifted from Indore to Mumbai.
It is said that those recovering from COVID-19 are more at risk of getting infected with green fungus but this theory requires more studies
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