Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday reported that a number of 90 men have collaborated with Mucormycosis, threatening the black uterus, at the country thus far.

Mucormycosis is a rare but deadly fungal disease and has been diagnosed with those individuals that have tested positive for coronavirus.

Tope said that the disease shouldn’t be dismissed lightly and warned against indiscriminate usage of steroids to deal with COVID-19 patients.

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“So much, 90 people have perished as a result of mucormycosis from Maharashtra.

It’s serious.

It shouldn’t be dismissed,” he told colleagues.

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“Indiscriminate use of compounds to deal with COVID-19 patients ought to be prevented.

In any case, factors like diabetes and reduction of the immune system also cause people catching the disease,” he added.

The minister informed the Maharashtra government is fully ready to handle the fungal disease also has also chalked out rules to the same.

“The Maharashtra government is ready to handle it and has ready nine-page guidelines for physicians who deal with mucormycosis patients.

The guidelines also indicate preventive measures like the utilization of sterilised or dried water from humidifiers of oxygen providing machines,” he explained.

Many health experts have pointed out the the usage of steroids inhibits the immune system of individuals, hence rendering them vulnerable to this disease.

They also have said that in comparison to this initial wave, the amount of mucormycosis instances from the next wave is significantly greater.

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