Some medical experts believe that “unhygienic or re-using unwashed masks” and “poorly ventilated rooms” may be contributing factors in the rise of black fungus cases in Delhi.
Many patients afflicted with mucormycosis have a tradition of bad hygienic habits, including wearing unwashed masks for extended periods of time, according to medical practitioners from a number of prestigious hospitals.
Many medical professionals, on the other hand, argue that such allegations are based on “no clinical facts.”
Dr. Suresh Singh Naruka, a senior consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told that the primary cause is “irrational use of steroids.”
“Second, I would reckon is unhygienic practices, like wearing masks over a long time without washing them, or staying in poorly ventilated rooms such as a basement, or less airy rooms. So, I would say, the second factor is also a trigger point for contractor mucormycosis,” he said.
“In many cases, we also found that people who had contracted black fungus had self-medicated themselves on steroids, after their oxygen concentration levels had dropped, making them susceptible to this ailment which is being found more in COVID patients under treatment or recovery than others,” Naruka said.
