In the video itself, it said that “steroids” used to treat covid 19 promoted the fungal infections.
Thanks, LunarEcho !
I was wondering it it was from wearing masks all the time.
Formally known as zygomycosis, this infection tends to occur most often if you have weakened immunity from an illness or health condition.
Here's the reply from freeper XYZ, and also see # 1,123 on this thread:
From xyz | 06/30/2021 8:11:43 AM PDT read
Mucormycosis is a type of fungal infection. It’s relatively rare, but also very serious.
Formally known as zygomycosis, this infection tends to occur most often if you have weakened immunity from an illness or health condition.
It is mostly associated with a second COVID-19 infection. And the fungus is quite common in India, so it is likely an opportunistic infection.
The reason for the sharp increase in cases in India is not entirely clear; however, it is likely to have resulted from a combination of factors.
Such factors include widespread use (and misuse) of steroids, even for mild COVID-19;
poorly controlled diabetes, which is unmasked or exacerbated by COVID-19 itself (with scarce capacity for glucose monitoring in overburdened hospital wards);
and, possibly, mucosal damage from the virus.
The important lesson might be that COVID-19 “opens the door” to such opportunistic infections. Is it limited to fungal infections? And what other infections might also take advantage of it?