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A medical source reported that the two mucormycosis (Black Fungus) death had been registered in Dhi Qar southern Iraq.
The source said that the disease was discovered by coincidence upon the death of the first patient.
“The man’s initial death document stated that he died from a fungus in the eye, but a specialist doctor examined the case and then discovered by chance that the man died due to his infection with the black fungus disease”, the source said.
The Director-General of Dhi Qar Health revealed today that there are four cases of black fungus in the governorate.
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that causes blackening or discoloration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties, and coughing blood.
The disease has a close link to diabetes, and conditions that compromise the immune system. Experts have said that overuse of certain drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic will suppress the immune system could be causing the surge.
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that mucormycosis has a mortality rate of 54%, which can vary depending on the condition of the patients and the body part affected.
The disease is not contagious, which means that it cannot spread from contact between humans or animals. But it does spread from fungal spores that are present in the air or in the environment, which are almost impossible to avoid.
