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Covid-19 patients with Black Fungus receive treatments at the NSCB hospital in Jabalpur. AFP
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A doctor examines a patient who recovered from Covid-19 and now infected with Black Fungus, a deadly fungal infection, at a ward of a government hospital in Hyderabad. AFP
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States across India have ordered emergency measures to counter a surge of the rare, often deadly, "black fungus" infection among Covid-19 patients. AFP
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The infection has become a new threat after a second wave of Covid-19 that killed 120,000 people in six weeks.. AFP
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The fungal infection, which some doctors blame on the high use of steroids in treating coronavirus patients, kills more than 50 per cent of sufferers within days. AFP
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In some cases, surgeons removed eyes and upper jaws to save lives. AFP
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Authorities have not said how many people have died from black fungus. AFP
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Black fungus is caused by organisms called mucormycetes, which can enter the body through breathing or skin injuries. AP Photo
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Some doctors said the panic use of steroids to combat Covid-19 helped the spread of black fungus. AP Photo
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Covid-19 patients with Black Fungus receive treatments at the NSCB hospital in Jabalpur. AFP
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A doctor examines a patient who recovered from Covid-19 and now infected with Black Fungus, a deadly fungal infection, at a ward of a government hospital in Hyderabad. AFP
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States across India have ordered emergency measures to counter a surge of the rare, often deadly, "black fungus" infection among Covid-19 patients. AFP
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The infection has become a new threat after a second wave of Covid-19 that killed 120,000 people in six weeks.. AFP
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The fungal infection, which some doctors blame on the high use of steroids in treating coronavirus patients, kills more than 50 per cent of sufferers within days. AFP
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In some cases, surgeons removed eyes and upper jaws to save lives. AFP
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Authorities have not said how many people have died from black fungus. AFP
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Black fungus is caused by organisms called mucormycetes, which can enter the body through breathing or skin injuries. AP Photo
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Some doctors said the panic use of steroids to combat Covid-19 helped the spread of black fungus. AP Photo
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Covid-19 patients with Black Fungus receive treatments at the NSCB hospital in Jabalpur. AFP
Covid-19: black fungus kills more than 300 in India as other countries report cases
About 12,000 people infected in India, with cases reported in Pakistan, Russia and Bangladesh
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