‘Calling mucormycosis black fungus is a misnomer’
The Hindu
Mucor does not spread from one patient to attender and it does not affect normal individuals with high immunity: expert
Is mucormycosis a black fungus? Mucormycosis is often referred to as ‘Black fungus’. This is a misnomer. Mucor is not black fungus. Black fungus, often called as Dematecious fungi or pigmented fungi, are a completely different family. Mucor does not belong to the black fungus family. It is so called because it causes tissue necrosis. Any necrosed decomposed tissue produces eschar and that is coloured black. So, technically, Mucor is not a black fungus, but causes the tissue affected by necrose turn black.More Related News
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