Tag: white fungus

At a time when states are seeing an increase in cases of black fungus (mucormycosis), a disease that mainly affects immunocompromised Covid-19 patients, reports of a new fungal infection known as “white fungus” have caused worry. “White fungus” does not exist as a disease. According to research, the infection is candidiasis.   Patna, Bihar, was the site of the first records of the ‘white fungus’. These reports, however, were dismissed by the government-run Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).   … Continue reading “CORONAVIRUS: WHITE FUNGUS”