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what is black fungal disease

Black fungus infection or Mucormycosis is a serious disease but rare fungal infection, it can become fatal. 50-80% of patients could die with it if not diagnosed and treated quickly at early stages. This usually occur in people when the immune system has been affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19), viral diseases, immunodeficiency disorders, cancers, chronic diseases, other medical conditions or people take medicines that suppress the immune system to fight illness. Mucormycosis caused by fungi mucormycetes and molds belonging to the order mucorales are present in air throughout the environment, particularly in soil, decaying organic substrates, compost piles, animal dung, rotting wood and plant material. This can be easily observed as black colored growth on rotting fruits and old bread. Fungi play a very important role on Earth and required for healthy ecosystem, fungi evolved 400 million years ago. Fungi decompose organic litter and recycle the nutrients locked up in the leaves and wo...