This fungus thrives when the body is weak. Patients with diabetes, those who have been in the ICU for a long time, and those undergoing chemotherapy are at risk.

 Fear of fungal diseases is growing, diabetes, cancer patients at risk, warns WHO

Immediately after Covid, there was panic about the infection of black fungus. Once again, concerns are growing about various infectious diseases caused by fungi. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also issued guidelines warning about this. It clearly states that infectious fungi can be fatal if neglected. The guidelines contain basic information about identifying fungal infections and what to do.

WHO says that this fungus mainly thrives when the body is weak. Diabetics, patients who have been in the ICU for a long time, steroid users for a long time, and people with co-morbidities are at risk of fungal infection. This infection is usually spread to the human body through food, soil, and air.

The risk of fungal infection in patients undergoing cancer treatment and chemotherapy is increasing. Not only that, but patients with HIV or organ transplants are also at risk. If the hospital environment is not clean, or if the medical system is neglected, the risk of such diseases will increase further, according to the World Health Organization guidelines.

It has been reported that fungal diseases can cause fever, pain in the eyes and nose, headache, discoloration of the skin of the nose, darkening of the lips, difficulty in seeing, chest pain, shortness of breath, phlegm, vomiting blood, and even mental imbalance. Doctors are also saying that if an infection is suspected, it is necessary to get the necessary tests done without wasting any time.