Mucormycosis is any fungal infection caused by fungi in the order Mucorales. Generally, species in the Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia, and Cunninghamella genera are most often implicated. The disease is often characterized by hyphae growing in and around blood vessels and can be potentially life-threatening in diabetic or severely immunocompromised individuals. Topic black fungal diseases slideshare,mucormycosis slideshare,black fungal disease,black fungal infection,black fungal infection on skin,black fungal infection ppt slideshare,fungal infection ppt,mucormycosis ppt

1. Black Fungus : A Life Threat after COVID Recovery
By –
Priyabrata Karmakar
MSc Microbiology (2nd sem)
Department of Bioscience
JIS UNIVERSITY

2. Contains-
 Present Scenario
 What is Black Fungal Disease / Mucormycosis
 Types of the disease
 Symptoms
 Prevention
 Detection
 Treatment
 Frequently asked questions

3. News
From various part of India
Background
Fungal attack on CoVid recovered Patient : Black fungal disease

4. • Mucormycosis - Rare fungal infection caused by a group of
molds
• Mortality Rate – 54%
• Spread - fungal spores in environment
• Infect – people of weak immunity power, mainly CoVid
recovered patient
• Causative Agent - Rhizopus sp, Mucor sp, Rhizomucor sp
What is Black Fungal Disease /Mucormycosis?

5. Structure

7. Types of Mucormycosis
Forms of Mucormycosis Diesease
Rhinocerebral Pulmonary Disseminated
Gastrointestinal Cutaneouse
Sinus and brain
• uncontrolled
diabetes
• kidney
transplant
Lung
• people with
cancer
• had an organ
transplant
• a stem cell
transplant
Liver & intestine
• Common In
children
• low birth
weight infants
Skin
• Injury in
skin
• skin surgery
• a burn in
skin
Bloodstream
• spreads
through blood
• affects the brain
• heart, and skin
also

8. 1. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis
• facial swelling
• Headache
• Nasal or sinus congestion
• Black lesions on nasal bridge
• Fever
2. Pulmonary mucormycosis
• Fever
• Cough
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
Symptoms

9. Symptoms
3. Cutaneous mucormycosis
• infected area turn black.
• swelling around wound
• Other symptoms - pain, excessive redness
4 . Gastrointestinal mucormycosis
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
5. Disseminated mucormycosis
• Difficult to know exact symptoms
• High risk who are already sick from other medical conditions

10. • Avoid dusty areas like construction or excavation sites
• Wear an N95 mask
• Avoid close contact to soil during yard work or gardening
• Wear gloves when handling soil
• Clean skin injuries with soap if exposed to soil or dust
• Totally avoid decaying matter
Prevention

11. • Tissue biopsy
• CT scan of lungs, sinuses, or other parts of
our body
Detection

12. • Consult to doctor as soon as possible
• Anti fungal drug - amphotericin B,
posaconazole
Treatment
Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited - 1st company in India
approved by DGGI to use anti fungal medicine
Liposomal amphotericin B – are using against mucormycosis

13. Frequently asked questions
Who gets mucormycosis?
People with – Diabetes, Cancer, prematurity and low birthweight,
skinburns, wounds, Organ or Stem cell transplant
Is mucormycosis contagious?
Not contagious like SARS CoV2 , don’t spread man to man or
animal
How someone get infected mucormycosis?
Through contact with fungal spores in environment
What place should be avoided ?
Place with dust , soil , decaying matter
What is the first treatment of black fungus disease?
After seeing the symptom or any doubt immediately contact to the
doctor

14. References
• https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/mucormycosis/index.html
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19275278/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22247442/
• https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-016-
1746-1
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29294067/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22386924/