Black Fungus – Mucormycosis: An Overview

A disease is a particular anomalistic condition that will distinctly alter the structure or function of the entire organ or the part of an organism. Infectious diseases were usually caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Chicken pox, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Sexually transmitted diseases, Tetanus, Candida auris, Aspergillosis, Athletes foot etc. are the common infections occur in human population. There are million species of fungi live in the dirt, on plants, on household surfaces and on skin of animals and human beings. Irritation, Scaly skin, swelling, blister and itching are the some of the clinical manifestation of fungal infections. Black fungus that belongs to the Mucoraceae family usually will tend to cause mucormycosis. Mucormycosis occurs in rare condition to the people who have low immunocompetence and those who are prone to get easily affected by infections. In recent times, Covid 19 infected patients are mostly encountered by mucormycosis. This review article is focuses on Etiology, Epidemiology of Mucormycosis, Risk factors, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Treatment of Mucormycosis and the relation between Mucormycosis and Covid 19.