1st Case Of Green Fungus In India

INDORE: After black and white fungus, a case of green fungus is reported in the district with a 34-year-old patient admitted to a private medical college on Tuesday.

What has happened?

• As the country deals with the second wave of Coronavirus,
• We have been witnessing rising cases of black fungus, white fungus and yellow fungus.
• Medical experts have been on their toes to help people and expose them to correct information.
• Now, the first ever ‘green fungus’ case has been detected in the country.
• A 34-year-old Covid-19 survivor was diagnosed with green fungus infection in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and shifted to Mumbai by air ambulance for treatment.
• Many states have already announced Black Fungus as an epidemic.
• Now with green fungus case, the risk of these rare fungal infection has increased all the more.

What is Green Fungus?

• Green fungus, also known as ‘Aspergillosis’ (in lungs, sinuses), includes high fever and nose bleeding.
• Aspergillosis is an infection caused by Aspergillus, a common mold that lives indoors and outdoors.
• Most breathe in Aspergillus spores every day without getting sick.
• However, people with low or weak immune systems or lung diseases are at a higher risk of developing health problems due to Aspergillus.

• According to Dr Ravi Dosi, head of the Department of Chest Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS),
• The patient underwent a test on suspicion that he had contracted the mucormycosis or black fungus,
• Following which it was examined that he has green fungus.
• The patient had become very weak due to weight loss. 

Symptoms Is

• Different types of aspergillosis have different types of symptoms.
• The symptoms of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)are similar to that of asthma and include wheezing, shortness of breath, cough and fever.
• Symptoms of allergic Aspergillus sinusitisinclude stuffiness, runny nose, headache and reduced ability to smell.
• Symptoms of Aspergilloma (fungus call) include cough, coughing up blood and shortness of breath.
• Symptoms of chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis include weight loss, cough, coughing up blood, fatigue and shortness of breath.

Is Aspergillosis contagious?

• No, it cannot spread from one person to another or from animals to humans.

Preventions

• These kind of rare fungal infections can only be prevented by maintaining good hygiene, oral and physical
• One should try to avoid areas with a lot of dust and stored contaminated water.
• If you can’t avoid these areas, wear an N95 respirator for prevention.
• Avoid activities that involve close contact to soil or dust.
• Try to keep washing your face and hands well with soap and water, especially if they have been exposed to soil or dust.

Special care for COVID recovered

• Post-COVID recovery requires a lot of care and caution.
• Not paying enough attention to your body after recovering from COVID can lead to various other problems.