Fact Check: Fungi inside refrigerators and on onions are not the ones causing mucormycosis

Viral posts on social media are suggesting that the 'black fungus' causing mucormycosis is found on onions and on the insides of your refrigerator. Is there any truth to these claims? Read to find out.

Wouldn't you be fidgety if you're told the fungus causing the much dreaded mucormycosis is present in the items at your house? What if you're told the black fungus is in the vegetables you eat and in the refrigerator where you store your food? Scary, isn't it? Well, such a claim is circulating on social media at a time India is witnessing an alarming rise in mucormycosis cases. Part of one such long Facebook post in Hindi translates to, "Beware of domestic black fungus. At times when you purchase onions, you must have noticed a black layer on them. Actually, this is the black fungus. The black film seen on the rubber inside refrigerators is the black fungus that causes mucormycosis. If ignored, this black fungus can easily enter your body through food items stored inside the refrigerator."